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[[File:British Grand Fleet.jpg|thumb|left| The Grand Fleet sailing in parallel columns during the First World War]]
It was formed in August 1914 from the [[First Fleet (United Kingdom)|First Fleet]] and elements of the [[Second Fleet (United Kingdom)|Second Fleet]] of the Home Fleets and it included 35–40 state-of-the-art [[capital ship]]s. It was initially commanded by Admiral [[John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe|Sir John Jellicoe]].<ref name=heath130>Heathcote, p. 130</ref> He was succeeded by Admiral [[David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty|Sir David Beatty]] in December 1916.<ref>Heathcote, p. 25</ref>
The Grand Fleet was based first at [[Scapa Flow]] in the [[Orkney Islands]] and later at [[Rosyth]] on the [[Firth of Forth]] and took part in the biggest fleet action during the war – the [[Battle of Jutland]] – in June 1916.<ref name=heath130/>
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