Thirteenth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland

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The Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla participated in the Battle of Jutland with ten destroyers under the lead of the light cruiser Champion, screening the First Battle Cruiser Squadron.

Eight of these vessels delivered a torpedo attack against the enemy battle cruisers at about 4.15pm, after gun and torpedo battle with enemy destroyers who were similarly tasked.

They were organised as follows:[1][2]

At the same time, Nepean remained in harbour and Paladin, Negro, Nereus, Penn and Penn were in dockyard hands.[3]

Their official reports from the Jutland Official Despatches are as follows.

Champion

Footnotes

  1. Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 430.
  2. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
  3. Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 430.