Grand Fleet

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf naval fleet
gptkbp:baseLocation Scapa Flow
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Admiral_John_Jellicoe
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy
gptkbp:dissolved 1919
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:established 1914
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 1914-1918
gptkbp:historicalSignificance largest naval fleet in history at the time
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grand Fleet
gptkbp:includes submarines
battleships
cruisers
destroyers
gptkbp:logistics gptkb:Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary
gptkbp:notable_alumni gptkb:HMS_Renown
gptkb:HMS_Indomitable
gptkb:HMS_Queen_Elizabeth
gptkb:HMS_Tiger
gptkb:HMS_Valiant
gptkb:HMS_Edinburgh
gptkb:HMS_Ark_Royal
gptkb:HMS_Belfast
gptkb:HMS_Furious
gptkb:HMS_Centaur
gptkb:HMS_Hood
gptkb:HMS_Iron_Duke
gptkb:HMS_Malaya
gptkb:HMS_Repulse
gptkb:HMS_Warspite
gptkb:HMS_Ajax
gptkb:HMS_Eagle
gptkb:HMS_Norfolk
gptkb:HMS_Audacious
gptkb:HMS_Barham
gptkb:HMS_Illustrious
gptkb:HMS_Victorious
gptkb:HMS_Formidable
gptkb:HMS_Suffolk
HMS_Courageous
HMS_Glorious
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Jutland
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Operation_Jutland
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:secondaryRole blockade and naval superiority
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Falkland_Islands
Battle of Dogger Bank
Battle of Heligoland Bight
gptkbp:size over 250 ships
gptkbp:strategicGoals maintain_control_of_the_North_Sea
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_Atlantic_Fleet
gptkbp:tactics fleet in being