https://padlet.com/sps186/htt1msbbqssc8yyj This is a museum box of naval artifacts from WW1 en-us 2021-05-28 13:53:21 UTC 2025-09-05 22:03:10 UTC hello@padlet.com densmors https://padlet.com/sps186/htt1msbbqssc8yyj/wish/1568566830 Generally, the German navy used their U Boats to sink merchant ships, because the British fleet was too powerful to engage in direct combat. The British also avoided a direct confrontation, and believed as long as their trade routes were safe, they could keep on going in the war. Despite some successes, U Boats alone were not enough to destroy the British navy. When Reinhard Scheer took over the German High Seas Fleet, he decided to pick apart the British fleet by luring a segment of the fleet and destroying them. Below is a map of the Battle of Jutland that helps with understanding the positioning of forces and location.

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Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Battle of Jutland". Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 May. 2021,  https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Jutland. Accessed 28 May 2021. 

]]> 2021-05-28 14:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sps186/htt1msbbqssc8yyj/wish/1568566830 densmors https://padlet.com/sps186/htt1msbbqssc8yyj/wish/1568628472 https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/naval_warfare
 
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https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Naval_warfare_of_World_War_I]]> 2021-05-28 14:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sps186/htt1msbbqssc8yyj/wish/1568628472 densmors https://padlet.com/sps186/htt1msbbqssc8yyj/wish/1568637539 World War 1 is often viewed as the dawn of modern warfare for several reasons, however mainly because of the deadly new technologies developed. A new type of ship that was developed a bit before World War 1 was the dreadnought. The dreadnought was more heavily armored than the pre dreadnought battleship, had better guns, and was faster. Below is a naval artillery shell from World War 1. Naval cannon rounds were often big and powerful to pierce the enemy's armored vessels, and came in many sizes. This is just one of the many advances on naval technology developed around the time of World War 1.

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Simple History. "First World War tech: Dreadnought." YouTube, 11, May, 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyOaQe9_Mos&t=8s ]]> 2021-05-28 14:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sps186/htt1msbbqssc8yyj/wish/1568637539 densmors https://padlet.com/sps186/htt1msbbqssc8yyj/wish/1568707939 The Battle of Jutland was the largest naval engagement of World War 1, and resulted in great losses by both sides. A total of about 25 ships were lost, along with about 6784 British casualties, and 3058 German casualties. Below is a picture of a wrecked ship from the Battle of Jutland. It has a lot of rust and growth on it as a result of being underwater for 100 years. This gives an idea of what the ships are like now, and shows how destructive the battle was.

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“List of Ships Sunk at the Battle of Jutland.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Mar. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_sunk_at_the_Battle_of_Jutland.  ]]> 2021-05-28 14:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sps186/htt1msbbqssc8yyj/wish/1568707939 densmors https://padlet.com/sps186/htt1msbbqssc8yyj/wish/1568750875 The Battle of Jutland saw much action, and had several events leading up to it. It started when Reinhard Scheer took over the German High Seas Fleet and came up with the idea of destroying the British in segments. He started by bombarding port towns to lure British ships, and then have them chase that group into a trap, where more German ships would come and destroy them. The British overheard slight details of this plan through an intercepted communication, and deployed their fleet to attack before the Germans expected. The HMS Galatea fired the first shot, and the bulk of both sides met up and fought. At the end however, nothing really changed, despite heavy losses. Below is Admiral Reinhard Scheer, the German commander who came up with the ambitious plan of a direct attack on the British fleet, and kicked off the Battle of Jutland.

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Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Battle of Jutland". Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 May. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Jutland. Accessed 28 May 2021.]]> 2021-05-28 15:06:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sps186/htt1msbbqssc8yyj/wish/1568750875 densmors https://padlet.com/sps186/htt1msbbqssc8yyj/wish/1568790130 The technologies and tactics of World War 1 differ from those today in multiple ways. For example, in World War 1, battleships and dreadnoughts were seen as the most powerful ships in existance. Now however, they are considered outdated and irrelevant, and have been replaced largely by aircraft carriers. Another thing that has changed is weaponry. In World War 1, huge cannons were commonly used against other ships with huge cannons, but now missiles are used more often, because they can have greater range, accuracy, and power. Below is the USS Zumwalt, a modern destroyer, that is made to deflect radar, and will even get hypersonic missiles in the near future. This is important because it shows the differences between naval warfare in World War 1, and now.

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Wikipedia contributors. “Naval Tactics.” Wikipedia, 21 Apr. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_tactics.]]> 2021-05-28 15:18:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sps186/htt1msbbqssc8yyj/wish/1568790130