Grand Fleet

Grand Fleet
The Grand Fleet in the Firth of Forth
Active1914–1919
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeFleet
Size~160 ships
EngagementsBattle of Jutland
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief
1914–1916
Sir John Jellicoe
Commander-in-Chief
1916–1919
Sir David Beatty

The Grand Fleet was the main battlefleet of the Royal Navy during the First World War. It was established in August 1914 and disbanded in April 1919. Its main base was Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands.