Charts and plans of the Battle of Jutland.

Prints labelled 'Plates' 1a to 12a, and plates 'German' I to VII. The charts are of varying size and scale, some use colour, some are monochrome, and Plates 1a-12a are all signed by a commanding officer, for example Jellicoe. There are two copies of Plate 2a. The plates are entitled as follows: Plate 1a - Plan of the Battle off Jutland; Plate 2a - Track of Operations during night of May 31 to June 1; Plate 3a - Chart shewing Tracks of vessels of HM Fleet during the Night Actions; Plate 4a - Plan of Battle off Jutland (with more detail of the order of battle than Plate 1a); Plate 5a - Diagram shewing Order of the Battle Fleet; Plate 6a - Chart shewing Track of HMS IRON DUKE; Plate 7a - Plan shewing Track of MARLBOROUGH and of Enemy Vessels engaged from 6pm to 8pm, 31 May; Plate 8a - The Battle off Jutland (this time signed by Beatty); Plate 9a - Enclosure to report of Rear Admiral Commanding 2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron No.513, June 3rd: Tracing of track followed by Second Battle Squadron from 2pm, May 31st to 4am, June 1st; Plate 10a - Track of HMS BARHAM between 3.12pm and 6.52pm, May 31st; Plate 11a - Diagrammatic sketch, as seen from Control Top of DUKE OF EDINBURGH; Plate 12a - Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron movements; German I - Plan of intended operations 31 May; German II - Plan of submarine patrol areas; German III - Plan of advance on May 31st; German IV - Plan of battle cruiser action; German V - Plan of movements of German High Sea Fleet and approximate position of British Fleet in Battle of Jutland; German VI - Diagrams of Important Phases of the Battle; German VII - Plan of the Return of the Main Fleet.

Record Details

Item reference: HSR/Z/55/2
Catalogue Section: Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 oversize folder: 20 items
Date made: 1916
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London