Editing Queen Elizabeth-class battleship (section)

===First World War===
In the [[First World War]], ''Queen Elizabeth'' was detached from the squadron and took part in the [[Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign|Dardanelles Campaign]], but missed Jutland as she was undergoing dock maintenance.

At the [[Battle of Jutland]], four of the ships formed Admiral [[Hugh Evan-Thomas]]'s [[5th Battle Squadron (United Kingdom)|5th Battle Squadron]], and in the clash with the German 1st Scouting Group under Admiral [[Franz von Hipper]] they "fired with extraordinary rapidity and accuracy" (according to [[Reinhard Scheer|Admiral Scheer]], commander of the High Seas Fleet), damaging {{SMS|Lützow}} and {{SMS|Seydlitz}} and a number of other German warships. These battleships were able to engage German battlecruisers at a range of 19,000 yards (17,400 m), which was beyond the maximum range of the Germans' guns.<ref>[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_15-42_mk1.htm Britain 15/42 (38.1 cm) Mark I]</ref> Three of the ''Queen Elizabeth''s received hits from German warships during the engagement, yet they all returned home. ''Warspite'' was the most heavily damaged, with her rudder jammed and taking fifteen hits, coming close to foundering.