The Battle of Jutland - Clash of the Titans - Part 1 (Beatty vs Hipper)

Today we look at the Battle of Jutland, from the start of the shooting to the end of the battlecruiser action.

Sources:

Credits:
Admiral Beatty / 2nd LCS - FleetofOceans

HMS Nicator - Matt Blom

HMS Barham - GFRD
5th Battle Squadron -
HMS Neptune -
HMS Marlborough - Jakes Broster
HMS Lion - Jakes Broster
HMS Indefatigable - Jakes Broster
HMS Queen Mary - Jakes Broster
HMS Falmouth -
British Destroyers - Baile_Inneraora

SMS Derflinger -
SMS Seydlitz - Iowa
SMS Von der Tann - Thilo Agthe

[micuu]

Royal Navy: does something stupid
Scheer: "This must be part of their plan! How can I match the wits of such a cunning opponent and beat them at their own game of 4-dimensional chess?"

[mariusweber]

The fact that Beatty's horrible communication, which both his superiors and his inferiors had to compensate for, landed him a promotion rather than disciplinary action infuriates me.

[JH-lout]

Who is the genius that scratched the words "SEA PLNAE" on the picture of the first sea plane ever?
I guess we will never know.

[amatthew]

The British perspective in the Battle of Jutland:

"Man this is some shit RNG"

[Kevin_Kennelly]

30:24 "Aboard HMS New Zealand, Captain John Greene, also known as 'Jimmie', solemnly orders the Maori warrior skirt and green pendant, be brought to the bridge, where he puts them on. Thus enabling the supernatural protection that these items bestow upon his ship." THIS. This is why I am here.

[MilitaryAviationHistory]

If people knew how many times I tried to pronounce HMS Engadine correctly and still failed....

[rishakrisha]

The fact that Warspite's captain is narrated by The Mighty Jingles makes me appreciate this video so much more. Stellar job, Drach!

[rinzler]

The Warspite busting a move in front of the entire German Fleet and surviving is the stuff of legends.

[ZaGaijinSmash]

Those casualty numbers are sickening. It's easy to imagine it's just big chunks of metal battering each other, but when you're reminded that they're packed with over a thousand men and every hit received has extinguised an untold number of young lives, it's rather sobering .

[hmskinggeorgev]

Any RN ship at Jutland: Beatty we need a heading
Beatty: ...

[JasperFromMS]

Royal Navy had such wonderful ship names. One would almost expect the end of a column to be HMS

[gustavderkits]

One point not sufficiently emphasized is that Beatty’s JOB was to scout and REPORT. Beatty was a classic example of a man whose social capabilities (e.g. fox hunting) weighed far more than his naval talents in determining his promotions. His neglect of the most fundamental requirement of his orders would have led to a court of inquiry and dismissal for a man with less powerful connections. It would have been easy for Beatty to have tasked a junior officer to report to Jellicoe every 20 minutes the position, heading, and speed of the battlecruiser force, whether it was all together or separated, conditions of the enemy, if seen, including heading and speed, whether engaged, and casualties either side. These few bits of information would have been invaluable to Jellicoe. Beatty was so deeply incompetent he should have been buried in a Potter’s field, rather than the place of highest honor.

[kumisz]

"Major Harvey's last act proves providential again as the heat and embers of the fire in what is left of Lion's Q turret ignite multiple further charges stored in the working chamber, the flash racing down into the ship - but finding only sealed doors and seawater, thus saving the ship from the same fate as her half-sister Queen Mary, fragments of whom are still falling from the sky."
"If you are going to make that signal, you had better make it now, sir. You may never make another."
This is chilling. Incredible production quality, especially with the model illustrations.

[redram]

I can’t help but imagine a sloshed German sailor, with his uniform unevenly buttoned and mumbling song lyrics, with a handle of liquor in one hand and the ship’s wheel in another. And on his dirty hat, askew to one side, the word “Seydlitz”

[VRichardsn]

"HMS Dreadnought herself"

"... his flag officer, a one Erich Raeder"

I love this little tidbits, it makes one savour the narration. Great style, man.

[jimpollard]

Spare a thought for F.J. Rutland. By the end of WWI, he may have been the world's premier expert on naval aviation. He left the service after the war, and accepted an offer to advise the Imperial Japanese navy on aircraft carrier operations. Remember, Japan had been on the allied side during the first scrap. By some sources, he gave them a critical hand up in development of what became the kido butai. By the second war, he'd left Japan. Some reports had him still active as a Japanese intelligence asset. He was interned for the duration. Died in bitterness. Remarkable story that would make a great movie.

[Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Battle of Jutland
*Part 1*
HO BOY, this is gonna be fun

[Zolrender]

I love how HMAS Australia Collided with HMS New Zealand. Thats gold. Were they playing rugby?

[cosmoflanker]

But the real question is: Did anyone spot any Japanese torpedo boats?
Oh, wait, these are competent navies, never mind...

[jamesm]

Lessons learned that day:
Do don your Māori battledress on every occasion.
Do not hoard and then deck the halls with cordite.
Bonus Fun Fact: Flags only work if you see them.