Grand Fleet
Fleet · United Kingdom · August 4, 1914 – April 7, 1919
The Royal Navy's main fleet in the North Sea under John Jellicoe and then David Beatty.
View on map Fought in World War I Wikipedia
Sub-units 2
- Ship HMS Iron Duke
- Squadron Battlecruiser Fleet
People who served 2
Strength and losses
- Nominal Ships: c. 160
Movements
- August 4, 1914 – May 30, 1916 Based at Scapa Flow Map
- August 28, 1914 Battle of Heligoland Bight (1914)
- January 24, 1915 Battle of Dogger Bank (1915)
- May 31, 1916 Battle of Jutland Fights the High Seas Fleet Map
- June 2, 1916 – April 11, 1918 Back at Scapa Flow Map
- April 12, 1918 – November 20, 1918 Main base moves to Rosyth Map
- November 21, 1918 – April 7, 1919 Receives the High Seas Fleet's surrender Map