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According to Campbell, British capital ships were hit by approximately eighty-five German heavy shells.<ref>Campbellp. 349.</ref>  The same author states that German capital ships were hit by one hundred and four heavy shell.<ref>Campbell.  p. 352.</ref>
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Although British losses were tragically higher, it is overlooked that British ships hit their enemies with approximately 104 heavy shells while suffering only 85 hits from such projectilesIt is worth noting that a high proportion of British shells struck [[S.M.S. Wiesbaden (1915)|S.M.S. ''Wiesbaden'']].<ref>Campbell.  pp. 349, 352.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 09:56, 25 February 2012

Battle of Jutland
31 May – 1 June, 1916
Chapters
PreliminariesRun to the SouthRun to the NorthClash of the Battle FleetsNight ActionsBritish ReactionsGerman ReactionsAnalysisConclusions

Although British losses were tragically higher, it is overlooked that British ships hit their enemies with approximately 104 heavy shells while suffering only 85 hits from such projectiles. It is worth noting that a high proportion of British shells struck S.M.S. Wiesbaden.[1]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Campbell. pp. 349, 352.

Bibliography