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The Battle of Jutland (Skagerrak)

Sanna Darvish, Steve Quinn, David Arnold, and Joe AddisonSlide2
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Main Idea

While not an outright victory for either side, the Battle of Jutland ensured Germany’s eventual downfall because of the continued British blockade of the mainland and Germany’s subsequent use of submarine warfare helped provoke the U.S. into dealing the decisive blow by joining the Allies in 1917.Slide4

Basic Overview

Also called the Battle of Skagerrak

Jutland is another name for the peninsula of Denmark

Fought on May 31-June 1 1916

Only major encounter between British and German fleets during WWI

Fought in the Skagerrak (part of the North Sea), 60 miles off the coast of Jutland (Denmark)Slide5

Intentions

Throughout the course of the war, Britain had a much bigger navy than the Germans

Germans knew they could not take on the powerful British fleet, and the British knew they had little to gain from a victory and everything to lose from a defeat

If the Germans could defeat the British here, there was a much higher chance the British would lose the warSlide6

Royal Navy (Australia and Canada)

28 Dreadnoughts

( very large warships with heavy armor plating and large caliber guns. rendered obsolete after WWII like trench warfare, planes were rather effective against them)

9 Battlecruisers

(similar to battleship except with less armor, more engine power for speed)

8 Armoured Cruisers

(long range ship meant to defeat all but battleships, extremely fast)

26 Light Cruisers

(medium sized warships)

77 Destroyers

(small vessels meant to assist in flanking, more lightly armed than the above. Also used to escort and often employed torpedoes)

1 minelayer 1 seaplane carrier (predecessor to modern aircraft carrier)

Naval StrengthSlide7

Naval Strength Continued

German Imperial Navy

16 Dreadnought

( very large warships with heavy armor plating and large caliber guns)

5 Battlecruisers

(similar to battleship except with less armor, more engine power for speed)

11 Light Cruisers

(medium sized warships)

61 Destroyers

(small vessels meant to assist in flanking, more lightly armed than the above. Also used to escort)Slide8

Commanders

Britain:

Sir John Jellicoe

cautious, but wise and experienced in his approach to his strategies

Sir David Beatty

appointed commander of British Grand Fleet→ caused controversy within Royal Navy

blamed for not giving British clear success

Germans:

Reinhard Scheer

confident admiral of German High Seas Fleet

Franz Von Hipper

often lurked in the dangerous waters of the North Sea, successful in damaging Beatty’s battle cruisers

Sir John JellicoeSlide9

Strategy

The Germans intended to break the British blockade of the continent by using a small force to lure Beatty’s fleet into the main German navy.Slide10

Strategy

British intelligence intercepted the German strategy and Jellicoe was able to arrive with a full fleet to assist Beatty.Slide11

Strategy

Jellicoe encircled the German fleet and both sides bombarded each other until Scheer retreated under cover of darkness.Slide12

Importance/Outcomes

Deaths

British: 6097

Germans: 2551

British lost more ships than the Germans but the Germans suffered more long-term consequences

German ships took a long time to repair, while the British always had ships ready for battle

Nevertheless, both sides claimed victory in the aftermathSlide13

Lasting Effect

The German high command had failed to deal a decisive blow to the British navy and thus abandoned direct fleet to fleet combat in favor of submarine warfare for the rest of World War I.Slide14

Works Cited

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/308957/Battle-of-Jutland

http://www.battle-of-jutland.com/jutland-fleets-comparison.htm

http://www.chuckhawks.com/glossary_naval.htm

https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Battle_of_Jutland.html