Battle of Jutland, June 1916
As an element in the Grand Fleet, the Squadron participated in the Battle of Jutland. During the Battle of Jutland, the composition of the 4th Battle Squadron was as follows:
- Third Division
- HMS Iron Duke Fleet Flagship of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe; Captain Frederic Dreyer;
- HMS Royal Oak Captain C. Maclachlan;
- HMS Superb Flagship of Rear Admiral A. L. Duff; Captain E. Hyde-Parker;
- HMS Canada Captain W. C. M. Nicholson;
- Fourth Division
- HMS Benbow Flagship of Vice Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee; Captain H. W. Parker;
- HMS Bellerophon Captain E. F. Bruen;
- HMS Temeraire Captain E. V. Underhill;
- HMS Vanguard Captain J. D. Dick;
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