Damage to major ships at the Battle of Jutland explained
The following tables show the hits scored on individual ships at the Battle of Jutland. They provide good insights into when conditions favoured each of the navies and an image of the standard of gunnery in both forces.
Hits on capital ships, 15:48-16:54
Hits on British shipsShip | 12-inch | 11-inch | Total | Note |
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| 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | Sunk |
| 0 | 14 | 14 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 5 | 5 | Sunk |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Total | 19 | 25 | 44 | |
Hits on German ShipsShip | 15-inch | 13.5-inch/1400 lb | 13.5-inch/1250 lb | 12-inch | Total |
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| 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
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Hits on Capital Ships, 16:54-18:15
Hits on British shipsShip | 12-inch | 11-inch | Total |
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Lion | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Tiger | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Barham | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 0 | 7 |
Total | 15 | 3 | 18 | |
Hits on German shipsShip | 15-inch | 13.5-inch/1250 lb | Total |
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Lützow | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Derfflinger | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Seydlitz | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 18 | 1 | 19 | |
Hits on capital ships, 18:15-19:00
Hits on British ships,Ship | 12-inch | 11-inch | Total | Notes |
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| 5 | 0 | 5 | Sunk |
| 2 | 0 | 2 |
Warspite | 13 | 0 | 13 | Steering gear jammed |
Total | 20 | 0 | 20 | |
Hits on German shipsShip | 13.5-inch/1400 lb | 13.5-inch/1250 lb | 12-inch | Total | Notes |
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Lützow | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | Sunk during the night |
Derfflinger | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Seydlitz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
König | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Markgraf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | |
Hits on capital ships, 19:00-19:45
Hits on German ShipsShip | 15-inch | 13.5-nch/1400 lb | 13.5-inch/1250 lb | 12-Inch | Total |
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Lützow | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Derfflinger | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Seydlitz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Von der Tann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
König | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Grosser Kurfürst | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Markgraf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 14 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 30 |
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Hits on capital ships and pre-dreadnoughts, 19:45-20:39There were no hits on British ships in this time interval.
Hits on German Ships,Ship | 13.5-inch/1250 lb | 12-inch | Total | Notes |
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Derfflinger | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Seydlitz | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | Later sunk by torpedo |
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Accuracy
Hits obtained by British Battlecruisers and Battleships(BCS = Battlecruiser squadron)(BS = Battle Squadron)
| Shells Fired | Hits | % Accuracy |
1st and 2nd BCS | 1469 | 21 | 1.43% |
3rd BCS | 373 | 16 | 4.39% |
5th BS | 1099 | 29 | 2.64% |
2nd, 4th, 1st BS | 1593 | 57 | 3.70% |
Total | 4534 | 123 | 2.71% | |
Hits obtained by German Battlecruisers and Battleships
| Shells Fired | Hits | % Accuracy |
1st Scouting Group | 1670 | 67 | 3.89% |
Battleships | 1927 | 57 | 2.96% |
Total | 3597 | 124 | 3.39% | |
Reference list
- Web site: Jutland: An Analysis of the Fighting . Campbell . John . Lyons Press . 2008-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080527132243/http://webpages.charter.net/abacus/news/jutland/cont.htm . 2008-05-27 . dead .