Spotlight On: The Battle of Jutland

 

The Battle of Jutland occurred on May 31-June 1 1916 in the North Sea and was fought between the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet. The battle was the only Naval battle of the whole war. During the Battle of Jutland carrier based aircraft were used for the first time. The British encountered the Germans sooner than the Germans expected which caused submarines not to be present for the beginning of the battle.Overall there were about two-hundred and fifty ships in the battle. The British lost fourteen ships in the battle and the Germans lost eleven. Both sides claimed victory after the battle. The Battle of Jutland caused Germany to focus on submarine warfare because of the large amount of ships they lost in the battle.