Marlborough (Flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Burney; Captain G. P. Ross; Iron Duke-class battleship; 1914; ten 13.5 inch (343 mm) guns, 25,000 tons)
Revenge (Captain E. B. Kiddle; Revenge-class battleship; 1916; eight 15 inch (380 mm) guns, 25,750 tons)
Hercules (Captain L. Clinton-Baker; Colossus-class battleship; 1911; ten 12 inch (300 mm) guns, 20,000 tons)
Agincourt (Captain H. M. Doughty; non-typical battleship; 1914; fourteen 12 inch (300 mm) guns, 27,500 tons)
Colossus (Flagship of Rear Admiral E. F. A. Gaunt; Captain A. D. P. R. Pound; Colossus-class battleship; 1911; ten 12 inch (300 mm) guns, 20,000 tons)
St Vincent (Captain W. W. Fisher; St Vincent-class battleship; 1910)
Neptune (Captain V. H. G. Bernard; Neptune-class battleship; 1911; ten 12 inch (300 mm) guns, 19,900 tons)
Second Battle Squadron
King George V (Flagship of Vice Admiral Sir Martyn Jerram; Captain F. L. Field; King George V-class battleship; 1913; ten 13.5 inch (343 mm) guns, 23,000 tons)
Ajax (Captain G. H. Baird; King George V-class battleship; 1913)
Centurion (Captain M. Culme-Seymour; King George V-class battleship)
Erin (Captain the Honourable V. A. Stanley; non-typical battleship; 1914; ten 13.5 inch (343 mm) guns, 23,000 tons)
Orion (Flagship of Rear Admiral A. C. Leveson; Captain O. Backhouse)
Monarch (Captain G. H. Borrett; Orion-class battleship; 1912; ten 13.5 inch (343 mm) guns, 22,500 tons)
Conqueror (Captain H. H. D. Tothill; Orion-class battleship)
Thunderer (Captain J. A. Fergusson; Orion-class battleship)
Fourth Battle Squadron
Iron Duke (Fleet Flagship of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe; Captain F. C. Dreyer; Iron Duke-class battleship; 1914; ten 13.5 inch (343 mm) guns, 25,000 tons)
Royal Oak (Captain C. Maclachlan; Revenge-class battleship; 1916; eight 15 inch (380 mm) guns, 25,750 tons)
Superb (Flagship of Rear Admiral A. L. Duff; Captain E. Hyde-Parker; Bellerophon-class battleship; 1909; ten 12 inch (300 mm) guns, 18,600 tons)
Canada (Captain W. C. M. Nicholson; Iron Duke-class battleship; 1914)
Benbow (Flagship of Vice Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee; Captain H. W. Parker; Iron Duke-class battleship; 1914)
Bellerophon (Captain E. F. Bruen; Bellerophon-class battleship)
Temeraire (Captain E. V. Underhill; Bellerophon-class battleship)
Vanguard (Captain J. D. Dick; Bellerophon-class battleship)
Third Battlecruiser Squadron(temporarily attached to Grand Fleet)
Invincible (Flagship of Rear Admiral the Honourable H. L. A. Hood ; Captain A. L. Cay; Invincible-class battlecruiser; 1908; eight 12 inch (300 mm) guns, 17,250 tons)
Inflexible (Captain E. H. F. Heaton-Ellis; Invincible-class battlecruiser)
Indomitable (Captain F. W. Kennedy; Invincible-class battlecruiser)
Defence (Flagship of Rear Admiral Sir Robert Arbuthnot; Captain S. V. Ellis; Minotaur-class cruiser; 1908; four 9.2 inch (230 mm) guns + ten 7.5 inch (190 mm) guns, 14,600 tons)
Warrior (Captain V. B. Molteno; Warrior-class cruiser; 1907; six 9.2 inch (230 mm) guns + four 7.5 inch (190 mm) guns, 13,550 tons)
Black Prince (Captain T. P. Bonham; Duke of Edinburgh-class cruiser; 1905)
Second Cruiser Squadron (armoured cruisers)
Minotaur (Flagship of Rear Admiral H. L. Heath; Captain A. C. S. H. D'Eath; Minotaur-class cruiser; 1908; four 9.2 inch (230 mm) guns + ten 7.5 inch (190 mm) guns, 14,600 tons)
Shannon (Captain J. S. Dumaresq; Minotaur-class cruiser; 1908)
Hampshire (Captain H. J. Savill; Devonshire-class cruiser; 1905; four 7.5 inch (190 mm) guns + six 6 inch (200 mm) guns, 10,850 tons)
Cochrane (Captain E. La T. Leatham; Warrior-class cruiser; 1907; six 9.2 inch (230 mm) guns + four 7.5 inch (190 mm) guns, 13,550 tons)
Lion (Flagship of Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty; Captain A. E. M. Chatfield; Lion-class battlecruiser; 1912; eight 13.5 inch (343 mm) guns, 26,270 tons)
First Battlecruiser Squadron
Princess Royal (Flagship of Rear Admiral O. de B. Brock; Captain W. H. Cowan; Lion-class battlecruiser; 1912; eight 13.5 inch (343 mm) guns, 26,270 tons)
Queen Mary (Captain C. I. Prowse; Lion-class battlecruiser; 1913; eight 13.5 inch (343 mm) guns, 27,000 tons)
Tiger (Captain H. B. Pelly; Tiger-class battlecruiser; 1914; 8 guns 343mm, 28,500 tons)
Second Battlecruiser Squadron
New Zealand (Flagship of Rear Admiral W. C. Pakenham; Captain J. F. E. Green; Indefatigable-class battlecruiser; 1911; eight 12 inch (300 mm) guns, 18,800 tons)
Indefatigable (Captain C. F. Sowerby; Indefatigable-class battlecruiser)
Fifth Battle Squadron(fast battleships — 23 knots (43 km/h) — temporarily attached to the battlecruiser fleet)
Barham (Flagship of Rear Admiral H. Evan-Thomas; Captain A. W. Craig; Queen Elizabeth class battleship; 1915; eight 15 inch (380 mm) guns, 27,500 tons)
Valiant (Captain M. Woollcombe; Queen Elizabeth class battleship)
Warspite (Captain E. M. Philpotts; Queen Elizabeth class battleship)
Malaya (Captain the Honourable A. D. E. H. Boyle; Queen Elizabeth class battleship)
Thinking themselves involved in a chase that would end with the destruction of the British battle cruisers, they found themselves under bombardment from Jellicoe's battle fleet, which they had thought to be too far north to intervene.
Finally, in the last phase of the battle, in a night of intense fighting, the retreat of the German battleships was covered by their lighter ships, while Jellicoe lost time after turning to avoid a potential torpedo attack.
Despite that, the battle disappointed in Britain, where news of a new Trafalgar had been expected, and the hard fought draw at Jutland was not appreciated until much later, while the Kaiser claimed a German victory.
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