Grand Fleet (HMS Iron Duke)

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The Grand Fleet (HMS Iron Duke) was the primary British battle fleet of the Royal Navy during World War I, commanded by Admiral Sir John Jellicoe and based at Scapa Flow.

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Grand Fleet (HMS Iron Duke) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy formation ⓘ
naval fleet ⓘ
activePeriod 1914–1919 ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
basedAt Scapa Flow ⓘ
branch surface fleet ⓘ
commander Admiral Sir David Beatty ⓘ
linked to: David Beatty

Admiral Sir John Jellicoe ⓘ
commandStructure under Admiralty of the United Kingdom ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
disbanded 1919 ⓘ
engagement Battle of Jutland ⓘ
Battle of the North Sea ⓘ
flagship HMS Iron Duke ⓘ
formedFrom Channel Fleet ⓘ
Home Fleet ⓘ
garrison Scapa Flow ⓘ
homePort Scapa Flow ⓘ
includedUnitType armoured cruiser ⓘ
battlecruiser ⓘ
destroyer ⓘ
dreadnought battleship ⓘ
light cruiser ⓘ
submarine ⓘ
mission containment of the German High Seas Fleet ⓘ
protection of British maritime trade routes ⓘ
nickname Grand Fleet ⓘ
notableCommander Admiral Sir David Beatty ⓘ
linked to: David Beatty

Admiral Sir John Jellicoe ⓘ
notableEvent German High Seas Fleet surrender at Scapa Flow in 1918 ⓘ
notableShip HMS Iron Duke ⓘ
HMS Lion ⓘ
HMS Queen Elizabeth ⓘ
HMS Warspite ⓘ
operatedBy Royal Navy ⓘ
partOf Royal Navy ⓘ
predecessor Channel Fleet ⓘ
Home Fleet ⓘ
primaryOpponent High Seas Fleet ⓘ
role primary British battle fleet ⓘ
strategicImportance main striking force of the Royal Navy in World War I ⓘ
successor Atlantic Fleet ⓘ
theater North Sea ⓘ
typeOfUnit battle fleet ⓘ

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Iron Duke-class battleship → flagshipOf → Grand Fleet (HMS Iron Duke) ⓘ