A little over a century ago, the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet clashed at Jutland in a monumental battle involving fifty-eight dreadnoughts and battle cruisers, among 250 ships total, resulting in a tactical stalemate with significant strategic implications.
Could Germany Have Won World War I If It Prevailed At the Battle of Jutland?
We can imagine a different outcome if we alter some of the events at the opening of the battle.
Here s What You Need To Remember: Imperial Germany built the ships of the High Seas Fleet for one purpose: to destroy the battlefleet of the Royal Navy. For this purpose, they were good ships, but they offered little for other tasks.
A century ago, the two greatest fleets of the industrial age fought an inconclusive battle in the North Sea. The British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet fielded a total of fifty-eight dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers, ships over the twice the size of most modern surface combatants. Including smaller ships, the battle included 250 vessels in total.