Damage To Major Ships At The Battle Of Jutland
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.
Damage to capital ships, 15:48-16:54
| Ship | 12-inch | 11-inch | Total | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lion | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Princess Royal | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Queen Mary | 3 | 4 | 7 | Sunk |
| Tiger | 0 | 14 | 14 | |
| New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Indefatigable | 0 | 5 | 5 | Sunk |
| Barham | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 19 | 25 | 44 |
| Ship | 15-inch | 13.5-inch/1400 lb | 13.5-inch/1250 lb | 12-inch | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lützow | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Derfflinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SMS Seydlitz | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Moltke | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Von der Tann | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
Damage to Capital Ships, 16:54-18:15
| Ship | 12-inch | 11-inch | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lion | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Tiger | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Barham | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Warspite | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Malaya | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| Ship | 15-inch | 13.5-inch/1250 lb | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lützow | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Derfflinger | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Seydlitz | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| König | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Großer Kurfürst | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Markgraf | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 18 | 1 | 19 |
Damage to Capital Ships and Armoured Cruisers, 18:15-19:00
| Ship | 12-inch | 11-inch | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invincible | 5 | 0 | 5 | Sunk |
| Princess Royal | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Warspite | 13 | 0 | 13 | Steering gear jammed |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Ship | 13.5-inch/1400 lb | 13.5-inch/1250 lb | 12-inch | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Damage to capital ships, 19:00-19:45 There were no hits on British ships in this time interval, hinting at how much conditions favoured the Royal Navy between these times.
| Ship | 15-inch | 13.5-nch/1400 lb | 13.5-inch/1250 lb | 12-Inch | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Kaiser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Helgoland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 37 |
Damage to Capital Ships and pre-dreadnoughts, 20:19-20:39 None on British Ships at this time.
| Ship | 13.5-inch/1250 lb | 12-inch | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derfflinger | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Seydlitz | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pommern | 0 | 1 | 1 | Later sunk by Torpedo |
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