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 In The Great War the Battle of Jutland was the big naval climax of the war and 10 years of naval armament race between the two european powers. The battle was fought May 31st and June 1st 1916.

The two fleets met eachother of the coast of the Danish penninsula Jutland in the afternoon the 31st. The battle can be diveded in three parts:

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HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Warspite, HMS Barham, HMS Valiant and HMS Malaya together comprised the Queen Elizabeth Class battleships. These mighty ships are among many considered the finest manowar ever built. This site is dedicated to desribe and depict these ships and their role in the biggest surface battle ever - The Battle of Jutland in 1916

Fleet action
HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Warspite, HMS Barham, HMS Valiant and HMS Malaya together comprised the Queen Elizabeth Class battleships. These mighty ships are among many considered the finest manowar ever built. This site is dedicated to desribe and depict these ships and their role in the biggest surface battle ever - The Battle of Jutland in 1916

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HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Warspite, HMS Barham, HMS Valiant and HMS Malaya together comprised the Queen Elizabeth Class battleships. These mighty ships are among many considered the finest manowar ever built. This site is dedicated to desribe and depict these ships and their role in the biggest surface battle ever - The Battle of Jutland in 1916