HMS Jutland (D62) the disposal list and broken up at Faslane in 1965. HMS Jutland (D62) HMS "Jutland" (D62) was a later or 1943 fleet destroyer of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. She was named after the Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of the First World War. The first "Jutland" was launched in 1945, but was cancelled that same year. Her sister ship, "Malplaquet" - named after a battle between Britain and France during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1709 - was renamed "Jutland" just prior to her launch on 20 February 1946, and was commissioned on 30 July
Night action at the Battle of Jutland more to the north of the British ships. "Westfalen" at the head of the 1st Battle Squadron now led the revised column of battleships, followed by the III Battle Squadron and then the pre-dreadnought II Battle Squadron. The II Scouting Group of cruisers was placed ahead of the battleships, while the IV Scouting Group was similarly placed to starboard. The IV SG under Commodore Ludwig von Reuter mistook its position in the dark, so ending up on the port side of the battle line rather than starboard. The battlecruisers were ordered to take positions at the rear behind II Squadron,