LA BATALLA DE JUTLANDIA.

 La Batalla de Jutlandia.
31-5-1916

Battle of Jutland. The largest-ever battleship action took place in the North Sea off Jutland. 151 British warships, including 28 Dreadnought battleships and nine battlecruisers, fought 96 German warships, including 22 battleships and 5 battlecruisers.

British destroyer Defender, damaged 31st May/1st June 1916 - German heavy gunfire. With 1st DF, Battlecruiser Fleet during Battle of Jutland. Hit by 1-12in shell from the 3rd German Battle Squadron; one man killed.

British destroyer FORTUNE, - North Sea - German naval gunfire. Battle of Jutland. Sunk by 5.9in hits from dreadnought Westfalen and other battleships; 67 men killed.

British destroyer SHARK, - central North Sea - German gunfire and torpedo. With the 4th DF in the Battle of Jutland; sunk during the daylight action.

British destroyer Moorsoom, - damaged in North Sea - German secondary gunfire from dreadnought Grosser Kürfurst or Koenig. Battle of Jutland as part of 9th/10th Flotilla, Battlecruiser Fleet. Hit by 1-5.9in shell; 1 man wounded.

British destroyer Nessus, - damaged in North Sea - German secondary gunfire from dreadnought Grosser Kürfurst. Battle of Jutland as part of 12th Flotilla, Main Battlefleet. Hit by 1-5.9in shell; 7 men killed.

British destroyer NESTOR, - North Sea - German naval gunfire. Battle of Jutland with 13th DF, Battlecruiser Fleet. Nestor (Cdr Bingham) was hit by two 4.1in shells, but sunk by 5.9in from battleships; LOST with 6 killed.

British destroyer NOMAD, - North Sea - German naval gunfire. Serving with Grand Fleet flotillas at Battle of Jutland. Hit by 10.5cm shellfire but sunk by 5.9in battleship guns; 8 men killed.

British destroyer Obdurate, damaged in North Sea - German secondary gunfire from dreadnought Grosser Kürfurst or Koenig, Battle of Jutland as part of 9th/10th Flotilla, Battlecruiser Fleet. Hit by 1-5.9in shell; 1 man wounded.

British destroyer Onslow, - damaged in North Sea - German secondary gunfire from dreadnought Grosser Kürfurst or Koenig. Battle of Jutland as part of 9th/10th Flotilla, Battlecruiser Fleet. Hit by 1-5.9in shell; 1 man wounded.

German large torpedoboat V 29 torpedoed and sunk at Jutland by the British destroyer PETARD.

British destroyer Petard, - damaged  North Sea - German secondary gunfire from dreadnought Grosser Kürfurst or Koenig. Battle of Jutland as part of 9th/10th Flotilla, Battlecruiser Fleet. Hit by 1-5.9in shell; 1 man wounded.

German cruiser FRAUENLOB was torpedoed and sunk by the British cruiser SOUTHAMPTON during the Battle of Jutland.

British battleship HMS INDEFATIGABLE sustained serious hits from German VON DER TANN in the Battle of Jutland, broke apart after explosion and sank. 1.017 killed, only four survivors.

British battleship HMS QUEEN MARY exploded and sink of Jutland after receiving heavy hits from German DERFFLINGER and SEYDLITZ. 1.278 killed anly 9 survivors.

German large torpedoboat V 27, S35 & V48 sunk by gunfire at Jutland.