Damage to major ships at the Battle of Jutland None on British Ships at this time. Hits obtained by British Battlecruisers and Battleships Hits obtained by German Battlecruisers and Battleships Damage to major ships at the Battle of Jutland The following tables show the hits scored on individual ships at the Battle of Jutland. They provide good insights into when conditions favoured each of the navies and an image of the standard of gunnery in both forces. Damage to capital ships, 15:48-16:54 Damage to Capital Ships, 16:54-18:15 Damage to Capital Ships and Armoured Cruisers, 18:15-19:00 Damage to capital ships, 19:00-19:45 There were no hits on British ships in this
Battle of Jutland the British light units, investigating a neutral Danish steamer ("N J Fjord"), which was stopped between the two fleets, had found two German destroyers engaged on the same mission ( and ). The first shots of the battle were fired at 14:28 when and of the British 1st Light Cruiser Squadron opened on the German torpedo boats, which withdrew toward their approaching light cruisers. At 14:36, the Germans scored the first hit of the battle when , of Rear-Admiral Friedrich Boedicker's Scouting Group II, hit her British counterpart "Galatea" at extreme range. Beatty began to move his battlecruisers and supporting