5h 26min, may 31, 1916 y - Jutland
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May 31, 1916: JutlandThe Royal Navy took on the German fleet in history’s greatest naval battle. Britain’s losses were bigger but she kept the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.
Undecisive victor
The German navy lost 11 ships, including a battleship and a battle cruiser, and suffered 3,058 casualties; the British sustained heavier losses, with 14 ships sunk, including three battle cruisers, and 6,784 casualties.
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5h 26min, may 31, 1916 y
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~ 108 years ago
