Battle of Jutland (World War 1)

The Battle of Jutland, fought near Denmark's Jutland peninsula in 1916, was unique in the First World War as the only major battle to be fought at sea. The British Royal Navy was then known as the master of the seas and had been for decades due to its mighty number of ships and devastating arsenal of weaponry. The British were confident about their abilities at sea and had total faith in their Grand Fleet. However, this confidence had turned into complacency.

In the years before the First Wo...