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During World War I , the British Home Fleet was renamed the Grand Fleet. It was initially commanded by Admiral Sir John Jellicoe . He was later succeeded by the commander of the Grand Fleet battlecruisers Admiral Sir David Beatty . The Grand Fleet only took part in one fleet action during the war, the indecisive Battle Of Jutland . More British ships were sunk than German, although the German High Seas Fleet was damaged to the extent that it was unable to put to sea for a number of months. Strategically, Jutland was a British victory because the British fleet retained control of the North Sea with no further challenge from the German Navy. The Grand Fleet was based in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands . The Grand Fleet's Order Of Battle in May 1916 was as follows: THE GRAND FLEET 1st Battle Squadron
2nd Battle Squadron
4th Battle Squadron
3rd Battlecruiser Squadon
1st Cruiser Squadron (Armoured Cruisers)
2nd Cruiser Squadron (Armoured Cruisers)
4th Light Cruiser Squadron
Attached Light Cruisers
4th Destroyer Flotilla
11th Destroyer Flotilla
12th Destroyer Flotilla
Miscellaneous
THE BATTLECRUISER FLEET 1st Battlecruiser Squadron
2nd Battlecruiser Squadron
5th Battle Squadron
1st Light Cruiser Squadron
2nd Light Cruiser Squadron
3rd Light Cruiser Squadron
Seaplane Carrier
1st Destroyer Flotilla
9th and 10th Destroyer Flotillas (combined)
13th Destroyer Flotilla
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