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.
Hits on capital ships, 15:48-16:54
HMS Lion Hits on Capital Ships, 16:54-18:15
Hits on British ships Ship 12-inch 11-inch Total Lion 4 0 4 Tiger 0 1 1 Barham 4 0 4 Warspite 0 2 2 Malaya 7 0 7 Total 15 3 18
Hits on German ships Ship 15-inch 13.5-inch/1250 lb Total Lützow 4 1 5 Derfflinger 3 0 3 Seydlitz 6 0 6 König 1 0 1 Grosser Kurfürst 1 0 1 Markgraf 3 0 3 Total 18 1 19
Hits on capital ships, 18:15-19:00
Hits on British ships, Ship 12-inch 11-inch Total Notes Invincible 5 0 5 Sunk Princess Royal 2 0 2 Warspite 13 0 13 Steering gear jammed Total 20 0 20
Hits on German ships Ship 13.5-inch/1400 lb 13.5-inch/1250 lb 12-inch Total Notes Lützow 0 2 8 10 Sunk during the night Derfflinger 0 0 3 3 Seydlitz 0 0 1 1 König 7 1 0 8 Markgraf 0 1 0 1 Total 7 4 12 23
Hits on capital ships, 19:00-19:45
Hits on British ships Ship 11-inch Total Notes Colossus 2 2 The only British battleship from the Grand Fleet to be hit during the battle.
Hits on German Ships Ship 15-inch 13.5-nch/1400 lb 13.5-inch/1250 lb 12-Inch Total Lützow 0 0 5 0 5 Derfflinger 7 0 0 0 7 Seydlitz 1 0 0 4 5 Von der Tann 1 0 0 0 1 König 0 1 0 0 1 Grosser Kurfürst 4 3 0 0 7 Markgraf 0 0 0 1 1 Kaiser 0 0 0 2 2 Helgoland 1 0 0 0 1 Total 14 4 5 7 30
Hits on capital ships and pre-dreadnoughts, 19:45-20:39 There were no hits on British ships in this time interval.
Accuracy Hits obtained by British Battlecruisers and Battleships (BCS = Battlecruiser squadron) (BS = Battle Squadron)
Shells Fired Hits % Accuracy 1st and 2nd BCS 1469 21 1.43% 3rd BCS 373 16 4.39% 5th BS 1099 29 2.64% 2nd, 4th, 1st BS 1593 57 3.70% Total 4534 123 2.71%
Hits obtained by German Battlecruisers and Battleships
Shells Fired Hits % Accuracy 1st Scouting Group 1670 67 3.89% Battleships 1927 57 2.96% Total 3597 124 3.39%
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