| Admiral Viscount Jellicoe, of Scapa, G. C. B., O. M., G. C. V. O.[Frontispiece] | |
| FACING PAGE | |
| Destroyers Raising Steam on the First Occasion of a Submarine Being Reported Inside Scapa Flow | [28] |
| The First Obstruction at Scapa Flow | [28] |
| Smoke Screen Made by Destroyers | [68] |
| A Dummy Battleship, March, 1915 | [68] |
| The Commander-in-Chief, Captain of the Fleet (Commodore Lionel Halsey), and the Flag Lieutenant (Lieut.-Commander Herbert Fitzherbert) on Board H.M.S. Iron Duke | [96] |
| The Battle of Jutland as Depicted by a German Artist (colour) | [336] |
| H.M.S. Iron Duke and 3rd Division of the Battle Fleet Deploying at the Battle of Jutland | [342] |
| H.M.S. Iron Duke Opening Fire at the Battle of Jutland | [346] |
| H.M.S. Superb Opening Fire at the Battle of Jutland | [366] |
PLANS AND DIAGRAMS
PLANS
| PLAN | FACING PAGE | |
| [1]. | Scapa Flow and the Orkneys | [48] |
| [2]. | Area of Operations of 10th Cruiser Squadron | [74] |
| [3]. | Typical Sweep, September 8th–11th, 1914 | [128] |
| [4]. | Approximate Dispositions, October 3rd–11th, 1914, Whilst Canadian Convoy Was Crossing | [138] |
| [5]. | Movements of Fleet, January 23rd–25th, 1915 | [196] |
| [6]. | Operations off Horn Reef, May 2nd–5th, 1916 | [290] |
| [7]. | Operations of Battle Cruiser Fleet, 2 p. m. to 6.15 p. m., May 31st, 1916 | [316] |
| [8]. | Approximate Position of Ships of Grand Fleet, 6.45 p. m., May 31st, 1916 | [350] |
| [9]. | Approximate Position of Ships of Grand Fleet, 7.15 p. m., May 31st, 1916 | [358] |
DIAGRAMS
| DIAGRAM | |
| [1]. | Before and After Deployment of the Battle Fleet, May 31st, 1916. |
| [2]. | Showing an Imaginary Deployment on the Starboard Wing Column. |
| [3]. | Battle of Jutland, Movements of Battle Fleet and Battle Cruisers. |
| [4]. | Operations During the Night of May 31st–June 1st, and on June 1st, 1916. |
THE GRAND FLEET, 1914–1916
CHAPTER I
THE OPENING OF THE WAR
Early in 1914, whilst serving at the Admiralty as Second Sea Lord, I had been offered and had accepted the command of the Home Fleets, which in the ordinary course would have become vacant in the following December on the expiration of Admiral Sir George Callaghan’s term of command, and public announcement was made of the intended appointment.
Sir George Callaghan was my senior by seven years, and he and I had served together in China fourteen years before, when I was Flag Captain to Admiral—afterwards Admiral of the Fleet—Sir Edward Seymour. He had since had what is probably a unique period of sea service, passing from one appointment to another without an interval of half pay. Soon after his promotion to flag rank he had become Rear-Admiral in the old Channel Fleet; thence he had gone on to the 5th Cruiser Squadron in 1907; two years later he became second in command in the Mediterranean, and on the expiration of his term there, in 1910, he returned to take up the appointment of Vice-Admiral commanding the Second Division of the Home Fleets, succeeding to the position of Commander-in-Chief in 1910. The usual period for which the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet was supposed to fly his flag was two years, but in 1913 the Admiralty, accurately interpreting the sentiment of the whole Service, extended Sir George Callaghan’s appointment. And it was the approaching termination of this further period of command—to the regret of the Admiralty, for which I can speak from personal knowledge, and to the regret also of the officers and men of the Home Fleets—which led to my nomination in the spring of that year.