1. Midshipmen Muhammad Shafiq Ridzuan
bin Mohd Fadzil
NDUM Year Two
10th August 2011
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3.  Introduction .
 Who involve in the battle?
 Their goal and tactic used.
 Who won the battle?
 Lesson learned.
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4.  Also called the Battle of the Skagerrak by the
Germans
 Took place in the North Sea off the coast of Jutland
(Denmark)
 Occurred over two days: May 31 and June 1, 1916
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5.  First and the only full scale battleship clash during
WW I
 Involving the German High Seas Fleet and the
British Grand Fleet
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7. Naval Confrontation
British Royal Navy German Imperial
Grand Fleet Navy
High Seas Fleet
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8. Reinhard Scheer, German fleet
commander
John Jellicoe, British fleet commander
David Beatty, commander of the Franz Hipper, commander of the
British battle cruiser squadron German battle cruiser squadron
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9. High Sea Fleet Grand Fleet
◦ Defeat portions of the Grand
Fleet in small engagements Avoid German mines and
torpedo boats near the coast.
◦ Disrupt the Grand Fleet
formation Destroy High Seas Fleet in a
large engagement.
◦ Lure Beatty’s fleet towards
the Germany Main Fleet
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10. • Principle of ‘Concentration of Force’
- Allowing relatively easy maneuvering
- Ease the passing of the signals necessary
for command and control.
- The fleet can change its heading faster
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11. Crossing the T
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12. Crossing the T
-Almost all the guns of the Grand Fleet could be brought to
bear on the German ships
-Only the forward guns of the High Seas Fleet could fire at
the British
-Ships further back in the German line could not reach the
British ships with their guns
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13. • Ends in a tactical draw
- German failed to annihilate a portion of the British
Grand fleet
-Most of the German’s ship had been destroyed
-British failed to destroy the German completely
-British lost more ship than the German
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14. Strength British German
Dreadnoughts 28 16
preDreadnoughts 0 6
Battle cruisers 9 5
Armored cruisers 8 0
Light cruisers 26 11
Destroyers 78 61
Seaplane carrier 1 0
Mine sweeper 1 0
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15. Losses British German
Dreadnoughts 0 0
preDreadnoughts 0 1
Battle cruisers 3 1
Light cruisers 0 4
Armored cruisers 4 0
Destroyers 8 5
Men 6094 2551
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16. • Controversy
- Jellicoe was criticized
- The controversy raged for a decade
- Jellicoe promoted to the First Sea Lord
- Beatty replace Jellicoe as the Fleet
Commander
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17.  Importance of good education- tactical planning
 Leadership is important in every leader.
 The importance of making a good decision.
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18. Q&A
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