Ships Lost by Both Sides
As can be seen from the table below, the British lost more ships than the Germans. However, although British losses of major ships were sudden and spectacular - explosions caused by weakness of defensive armour that allowed German shells to pierce magazine holds.

However, the German ships suffered more long-term damage.

Class of Ship	British Grand Fleet	German High Seas Fleet
Dreadnoughts	0	0
Pre-Dreadnoughts	0	1
Battlecruisers	3	1
Armoured Cruisers	3	0
Light Cruisers	0	4
Destroyers	8	5
Personnel - killed	6,097	2,551
Personnel - wounded	510	507

Despite the above figures, several surviving German ships were so badly damaged that they took months to repair. Jellicoe, on the other hand, reported twenty four battleships ready for action the day following the battle.

German newspapers naturally claimed a glorious victory based on the numbers of ships sunk. It was significant, however, that the German High Seas Fleet did not put to sea again for the rest of World War I.

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