SMS Rostock
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SMS Rostock was a light cruiser of the Karlsruhe class built by the German Kaiserliche Marine. She had one sister ship, SMS Karlsruhe; the ships were very similar to the previous Magdeburg-class cruis
SMS Rostock
Battle of Jutland
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The Battle of Jutland was a naval battle between Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet, under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet, under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer,
SMS Rostock
…Scouting Group during operations against the British coast and the Battle of Dogger Bank. She was assigned to the screen for the battle fleet during the Battle of Jutland on 31 May – 1 June 1916. She saw major action at Jutland and frequently engaged British light forces, culminating in her being torpedoed by destroyers…
Reinhard Scheer, German fleet commander
John Jellicoe, British fleet commander
David Beatty, commander of the British battlecruiser fleet
HMS Warspite and Malaya, seen from HMS Valiant at around 14:00 hrs