Grand Fleet Collection

A battleship taking in oil fuel at sea, World War I (litho)
817048 A battleship taking in oil fuel at sea, World War I (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: A battleship taking in oil fuel at sea)

Fight the Last Gun: the Gallant end of H. M. S. Tiperrary at Jutland
STC309841 Fight the Last Gun: the Gallant end of H.M.S. Tiperrary at Jutland, illustration from The Naval Front by Gordon S

Biting with all her teeth at once: the tremendous power of a Great modern Battle-ship
STC312658 Biting with all her teeth at once: the tremendous power of a Great modern Battle-ships broadside, from The Illustrated War News, 1915 (litho) by Lacy

The Battle of Jutland Bank, May 31-June 1, 1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Jutland Bank, May 31-June 1, 1916, (c1920). Map showing the Approximate Positions of the British and German Fleets at Various Stages of the Battle

The Kings Visit to the Grand Fleet, First World War, June 1917, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Kings Visit to the Grand Fleet, First World War, June 1917, (c1920)....bluejackets [sailors of the Royal Navy] marching past His Majesty [King George V] on board one of the battleships at Scapa

Vice Admiral Sir John Jellicoes Flagship, Iron Duke, Being Coaled at Sea. Inset: Vice-Admiral Jellicoe, 1915. Iron Duke was flagship of the Grand Fleet during the First World War

Admiral Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe, K. C. B. K. C. V. O. 1915. Creator: Unknown
Admiral Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe, K.C.B. K.C.V.O. 1915. Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe, (1859-1935), Royal Navy officer

Admiral Sir David Beatty, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet, c1918, (1936)
Admiral Sir David Beatty, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet, watching the German High Seas Fleet heading the Firth of Forth, c1918, (1936). From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

The scuttling of the German grand fleet at Scapa Flow, Scotland in 1919. From These Tremendous Years, published 1938

EDITORIAL The battleship HMS Iron Duke (1914), from which Admiral Jellicoe directed the Battle of Jutland. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

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Amidst the tumultuous waters of the North Sea, the Grand Fleet stood resolute, a symbol of Britain's maritime might. In the historic Battle of Jutland on May 31-June 1, 1916, Admiral Sir John Jellicoe's flagship, HMS Iron Duke, led the charge against Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty's forces. The fleets clashed in a fierce engagement, with HMS Tiperrary's gallant end at Jutland immortalized in the phrase "Fight the Last Gun: the Gallant end of H.M.S. Tiperrary at Jutland." The tremendous power of a great modern battle-ship was on full display as they "bit with all their teeth at once." The Kings Visit to the Grand Fleet in June 1917 bore witness to the grandeur of this naval force. Yet, the war was not over, and in 1919, the German High Seas Fleet met its end at Scapa Flow, Scotland, in a tragic scuttling that marked the final chapter of this epic naval saga. From the Book of Ships to These Tremendous Years, the legacy of the Grand Fleet lives on.