Order of battle at Dogger Bank (1915)

Battlecruiser Force

1st Battlecruiser Squadron: VAdm Sir David Beatty, K.C.B., M.V.O., D.S.O.

HMS Lion (flagship): Capt Alfred E. M. Chatfield, C.V.O. HMS Tiger: Capt Henry B. Pelly, M.V.O. HMS Princess Royal: Capt Osmond de B. Brock, A.d.C.

2nd Battlecruiser Squadron: RAdm Sir Archibald Moore, K.C.B., C.V.O.

HMS New Zealand (flagship): Capt Lionel Halsey, C.M.G., A.d.C. HMS Indomitable: Capt Francis W. Kennedy

1st Light Cruiser Squadron: Cdre (2nd Class) William E. Goodenough, M.V.O.

HMS Southampton: Cdre Goodenough HMS Nottingham: Capt Charles B. Miller HMS Birmingham: Capt Arthur A. M. Duff HMS Lowestoft: Capt Theobald W. B. Kennedy

Harwich Force

Cdre (T) Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, C.B.

HMS Arethusa (light cruiser) Cdre Tyrwhitt

Attached Destroyers (soon to become the 10th Destroyer Flotilla)

HMS Meteor: Capt the Hon. Herbert Meade HMS Miranda: Cdr Barry E. Domvile HMS Mentor: Cdr Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy HMS Milne: Lt Cdr Henry R. Clifton Mogg HMS Mastiff: Lt Cdr James L. Forbes HMS Minos: Lt Cdr Ernest H. B. Williams HMS Morris: Cdr Reginald Henniker-Heaton

1st Destroyer Flotilla: Capt Wilmot S. Nicholson

HMS Aurora (flotilla cruiser, Capt Nicholson)

1st Division/1st D.F.

HMS Acheron: Cdr Brien M. Money HMS Attack: Lt Cdr Cyril Callaghan HMS Hydra: Lt Cdr Robert S. Buchanan HMS Ariel: Lt Cdr James V. Creagh

3rd Division/1st D.F.

HMS Ferret: Cdr Geoffrey Mackworth HMS Forester: Lt Cdr Montague G. B. Legge HMS Defender: Lt Cdr Cecil H. H. Sams HMS Druid: Lt Cdr Roger V. Allison

4th Division/1st D.F.

HMS Hornet: Cdr Cecil G. Chichester HMS Tigress: Lt Cdr Paul Whitfield HMS Sandfly: Lt Cdr Francis G. C. Coates HMS Jackal: Lt Cdr John C. Tovey

5th Division/1st D.F.

HMS Goshawk: Cdr Dashwood F. Moir HMS Phoenix: Lt Cdr Michael K. H. Kennedy HMS Lapwing: Lt Cdr Alexander H. Gye

3rd Destroyer Flotilla: Capt Francis G. St. John, M.V.O.

HMS Undaunted (flotilla cruiser, Capt St.John)

1st Division/3rd D.F.

HMS Lookout: Cdr Arthur B. S. Dutton HMS Lysander: Lt Cdr George W. Taylor HMS Landrail: Lt Cdr Bruce Lloyd Owen

2nd Division/3rd D.F.

HMS Laurel: Cdr George P. England HMS Liberty: Lt Cdr Reginald B. C. Hutchinson D.S.C. HMS Laertes: Cdr Malcolm L. Goldsmith HMS Lucifer: Lt Cdr Ralph M. Mack

3rd Division/3rd D.F.

HMS Laforey: Cdr Graham R. L. Edwards HMS Lawford: Lt Cdr Arthur A. Scott HMS Lydiard: Lt Cdr George H. Knowles HMS Louis: Lt Cdr Richard W. U. Bayly

4th Division/3rd D.F.

HMS Legion: Lt Cdr Claud F. Allsup HMS Lark: Lt Cdr Charles E. Hughes-White

8th (Overseas) Submarine Flotilla: Cdre(S) Roger Keyes
Destroyers:

HMS Firedrake: Lt Cdr Alfred B. Watts HMS Lurcher: Cdr Wilfred Tomkinson

Deployed Submarines:

HMS E4: Lt Cdr E. W. Leir HMS E7: Lt Cdr F. Fielmann HMS E8: Lt Cdr F. H. H. Goodhart HMS E11: Lt Cdr M. E. Nasmith

German forces

1st Scouting Group (I. Aufklärungsgruppe) battle cruisers: KAdm Franz Hipper

SMS Seydlitz (flagship): Kapt.z.S. Moritz von Egidy ^(GE) SMS Moltke: Kapt.z.S. Magnus von Levetzow^(GE) SMS Derfflinger: Kapt.z.S. Ludwig von Reuter SMS Blücher: F.Kapt. Alexander Erdmann

2nd Scouting Group (II. Aufklärungsgruppe) light cruisers: KAdm Georg Hebbinghaus

SMS Graudenz (flagship): F.Kapt. Theodor Püllen ^(GE) SMS Stralsund: F.Kapt. Viktor Harder SMS Rostock: Kapt.z.S. Johannes Hartog SMS Kolberg: F.Kapt. Wilhelm Widenmann^(GE)

5th Torpedo-Boat Flotilla (V. Torpedoboots Flottille): K.Kapt. Bernd von dem Knesebeck

SMS G12: Kptlt. Hans Loening

9th Half-Flotilla (9. halbflottille)

SMS V1: Kptlt. Walter Hoffert SMS V4: Kptlt. Kurt Heeseler SMS V5: Kptlt. Wolf von Eichhorn

10th Half-Flotilla (10. halbflottille)

SMS G11: K.Kapt. Oskar Heinecke SMS G9: Kptlt. Hans Anschütz SMS G7: Kptlt. Johannes Weineck SMS G8: Kptlt. Adolf Müller SMS V2: Kptlt. Gerhard Hoefer

8th Torpedo-Boat Flotilla (VIII. Torpedoboots Flottille)

SMS S178: K.Kapt. Paul Hundertmarck

15th Half-Flotilla (15. halbflottille)

SMS V181: K.Kapt. Georg Weißenborn SMS V182: Kptlt. Hans Hufnagel SMS V185: Kptlt. Carl August Claussen^(GE)

18th Half-Flotilla (18. halbflottille)

SMS V30: K.Kapt. Werner Tillessen ^(GE) SMS S33: Oblt.z.S. Hartmut Buddecke SMS S34: Kptlt. Otto Andersen SMS V29: Kptlt. Erich Steinbrinck SMS S35:

Abbreviations

Abbreviations for Officers’ Ranks
Royal Navy

VAdm: Vice-Admiral RAdm: Rear-Admiral Cdre: Commodore Capt: Captain Cdr: Commander Lt Cdr: Lieutenant-Commander

Imperial German Navy

VAdm: Vizeadmiral KAdm: Konteradmiral (equivalent of Rear Admiral) Kom: Kommodore (equivalent of Commodore) KptzS: Kapitän zur See (equivalent of Captain) FKpt: Fregattenkapitän (equivalent of Captain, junior to Kapitän zur See) KKpt: Korvettenkapitän (equivalent of Commander) KptLt: Kapitänleutnant (equivalent of Lieutenant) OLtzS: Oberleutnant zur See (equivalent of Lieutenant, junior to Kapitänleutnant)

Other Abbreviations

AdC.: Aide de Camp to The King C.B.: Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath C.M.G.: Companion of The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George C.V.O.: Commander of The Royal Victorian Order D.F: Destroyer Flotilla D.S.C.:Distinguished Service Cross D.S.O.:Distinguished Service Order HMS: His Majesty's Ship SMS: Seiner Majestät Schiff (German; translation: His Majesty's Ship) K.C.B.: Knight Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath M.V.O.: Member of The Royal Victorian Order the Hon.: The Honourable