Battle of Jutland
- Invincible - flagship of Rear Admiral the Honourable H. L. A. Hood; Captain A. L. Cay
- Inflexible - Captain E. H. F. Heaton-Ellis
- Indomitable - Captain F. W. Kennedy
On 31 May 1916, the squadron—attached to the Grand Fleet rather than David Beatty's Battlecruiser Fleet—participated in the Battle of Jutland. During the battle, Invincible was hit in her "Q" turret by a salvo from the German battlecruiser SMS Lützow, causing a massive explosion. The ship broke in two and sank with the loss of all but six of her crew of 1,021. Admiral Hood was among the dead.
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