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

HMS Lion

Hits on British ships

Ship	12-inch	11-inch	Total	Note
Lion	9	0	9
Princess Royal	6	0	6
Queen Mary	3	4	7	Sunk
Tiger	0	14	14
New Zealand	0	1	1
Indefatigable	0	5	5	Sunk
Barham	1	1	2
Total	19	25	44

Hits on German Ships

Ship	15-inch	13.5-inch/1400 lb	13.5-inch/1250 lb	12-inch	Total
Lützow	0	0	4	0	4
Derfflinger	0	0	0	0	0
Seydlitz	1	4	0	0	5
Moltke	4	4	0	0	8
Von der Tann	1	2	0	0	3
Total	6	7	4	0	17

Damage to 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

Damage to Capital Ships and Armoured Cruisers, 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

Damage to capital ships, 19:00-19:45 There were no hits on British ships in this time interval, hinting at how much conditions favoured the Royal Navy between these times.

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	14	37

Damage to Capital Ships and pre-dreadnoughts, 20:19-20:39 None on British Ships at this time.

Hits on German Ships,

Ship	13.5-inch/1250 lb	12-inch	Total	Notes
Derfflinger	1	0	1
Seydlitz	2	3	5
Schleswig-Holstein	0	1	1
Pommern	0	1	1	Later sunk by torpedo

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	65	3.89%
Battleships	1927	57	2.96%
Total	3597	122	3.39%

Reference list

• Campbell, John. "Jutland: An Analysis of the Fighting". Lyons Press.