Grand Fleet

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Royal Navy formation World War I naval unit battle fleet

The Grand Fleet was the main British Royal Navy battle fleet during World War I, tasked with securing control of the North Sea and confronting the German High Seas Fleet.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy formation → World War I naval unit → battle fleet →
base	Rosyth → Scapa Flow →
commander	John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe → Sir David Beatty →
conflict	World War I →
controlledBy	Admiralty →
country	United Kingdom →
disbanded	1919 →
engagement	Action of 19 August 1916 → Battle of Jutland → Battle of the North Sea → Second Battle of Heligoland Bight →
era	early 20th century →
flagship	HMS Iron Duke → HMS Queen Elizabeth →
formationDate	1914-08-04 →
formedFrom	Atlantic Fleet → Channel Fleet → Home Fleet →
locationOfHeadquarters	Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands →
navalDoctrine	decisive battle strategy against German fleet →
nickname	the main fleet of the Royal Navy in WWI →
notableCommander	Admiral Sir David Beatty → Admiral Sir John Jellicoe →
operatedBy	Royal Navy →
opponent	High Seas Fleet →
opponentCountry	German Empire →
partOf	Royal Navy →
peacetimePredecessor	Home Fleet →
primaryTask	confront the German High Seas Fleet → secure control of the North Sea →
role	main British battle fleet in World War I →
serviceBranch	Royal Navy →
strategicObjective	maintain naval blockade of Germany → prevent German fleet from breaking into the Atlantic →
strengthPeak	about 38 dreadnought battleships → about 9 battlecruisers → numerous cruisers and destroyers →
subordinateUnit	Battle Cruiser Fleet → destroyer flotillas → various cruiser squadrons →
successor	Atlantic Fleet (postwar reorganization) →
surrenderEvent	oversaw surrender of the German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow →
theater	North Sea →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
HMS Centurion → HMS Drake →	assignedTo
John Rushworth Jellicoe → Lord Jellicoe →	notableCommand
HMS Invincible →	fleetAssignment
Lord Jellicoe →	militaryUnit
HMS Centurion →	partOf
RNAS Scapa Flow →	served