British Casualties at the Battle of Jutland

Published on 31 May 2008

The Battle of Jutland, fought from May 31 to June 1, 1916, was the largest naval battle of World War I and the only time the British and German fleets of "dreadnought" battleships confronted each other. The outcome was tactically indecisive but a strategic victory for Britain, as the German High Seas Fleet remained confined to port for the rest of the war.

Below is a break-down of the British casualties incurred ship-by-ship.

H.M.S. Killed   Wounded   Prisoners of War   Remarks
  Officers Men Officers Men Officers Men  
ACASTA
1
5
*
1
*
*
 
ARDENT (sunk)
4
74
1
1
*
*
 
BARHAM
4
22
1
36
*
*
 
BLACK PRINCE (sunk)
37
820
*
*
*
*
plus 5 civilians
BROKE
1
46
3
33
*
*
 
CALLIOPE
*
10
2
7
*
*
 
CASTOR
*
13
1
22
*
*
 
CHESTER
2
33
3
39
*
*
 
COLOSSUS
*
*
*
5
*
*
 
DEFENCE (sunk)
54
849
*
*
*
*
incl: 4 civilians
DEFENDER
*
1
*
2
*
*
 
DUBLIN
1
2
*
24
*
*
 
FORTUNE (sunk)
4
63
*
1
*
*
 
INDEFATIGABLE (sunk)
57
960
*
*
*
2
incl: 5 civilians
INVINCIBLE (sunk)
61
965
*
*
*
*
incl: 5 civilians
LION
6
93
*
43
*
*
incl: 2 civilians
MALAYA
2
61
*
33
*
*
incl: 4 civilians
MARLBOROUGH
*
2
*
*
*
*
 
MOORSOM
*
*
*
1
*
*
 
NESSUS
2
5
*
7
*
*
 
NESTOR (sunk)
2
5
*
*
5
74
 
NOMAD (sunk)
1
7
*
*
4
68
 
ONSLAUGHT
3
2
*
2
*
*
 
ONSLOW
0
2
*
3
*
*
 
PETARD
2
7
1
5
*
*
 
PORPOISE
*
2
*
2
*
*
 
PRINCESS ROYAL
*
22
1
77
*
*
incl: 2 civilians
QUEEN MARY (sunk)
57
1209
2
5
1
1
incl: 5 civilians
SHARK
7
79
*
2
*
*
 
SOUTHAMPTON
*
35
1
40
*
*
incl: 1 civilians
SPARROWHAWK (sunk)
*
6
*
*
*
*
 
SPITFIRE
*
6
3
16
*
*
 
TIGER
2
22
*
37
*
*
 
TIPPERARY (sunk)
11
174
*
2
*
8
 
TURBULENT (sunk)
5
85
*
*
*
13
 
VALIANT
*
*
*
1
*
*
incl: 3 civilians
WARRIOR (sunk)
1
70
2
25
*
*
 
WARSPITE
1
13
3
13
*
*
 
               
Totals
328
5671
25
485
10
166
 
Grand total, 363 Officers + 6233 Men = 6685
HMS Queen Mary Jutland
HMS Queen Mary at the Battle of Jutland
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