2016 Events planned
| Country | Start Date | End Date | Time | Place | Event | Open to te Public | Organisation | Information | Site |
| Denmark | 2015.09.15 | Thyborøn | opening of the new Sea War Museum | open | Sea War Museum | Kystcentervej 11, 7680 Thyborøn, Dänemark. Museum hours are from 10:00 – 16:00. contact@seawarmuseum.dk | http://www.seawarmuseum.dk | ||
| United Kingdom | 2016.02.24 | 2016.06.20 | Hull Maritime Museum | Battle of Jutland Centenary Exhibition | Mon – Sat 10am-5pm & Sun 1.30pm – 4.30pm. Hull Maritime Museum, Queen Victoria Square, Hull, HU1 3DX | http://www.hcandl.co.uk/museums | |||
| United Kingdom | 2016.03.03 | 19:00 | Kirkwall | Jutland Commemoration Dinner | Kirkwall British Legion | Dinner £30 with musiuc provided by the Kirkwall City Pipe Band. Dinner starts at 19:30 | www.rbls-kirkwall.org.uk | ||
| United Kingdom | 2016.03.27 | Queensferry | Queensferry at War | Queensferry H26:J33 Group formed in 1988 | Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10am-1pm and 2.15pm-5pm; and Sunday noon-5pm. It is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. | www.queensferry-at-war.org.uk | |||
| United Kingdom | 2016.03.04 | 20:00 | Kirkwall | Jutland Dinner and Concert | Kirkwall British Legion | Kirkwall Amateur Operatice Society will provide the music for a world war one dinner and concert. Dance to the BRAELANDERS. Tickets are £8. | www.rbls-kirkwall.org.uk | ||
| Unted Kingdom | 2016.05.12 | Portsmouth | opening of the National Museum pf the Royal Navy exhibition on Jutland and the Naval War 1914-1918 | 12.5.16 | Orkney Island Council | ||||
| United Kingdom | 2016.05.20 | Greenwich | opening of the National Maritime Museum exhibition on Jutland and the Naval War 1914-1918 | 21.5.16 | National Maritime Museum | Open 10:00 – 17:00. National Maritime Museum Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF. |
http://www.rmg.co.uk/national-maritime-museum | ||
| United Kingdom | 2016.05.21 | 10:00 – 16:00 | Southampton University | More than Just Jutland: The Royal Navy at War 1914-18 study day. | £40 full rate for day conference. Discounts for certain categories. Conference address: Avenue Campus Highfield Road Southampton SO17 1BF | www.southampton.ac.uk/lifelonglearning/news/events/2016/05/21-jutland.page | |||
| United Kingdom | Tbd | Kirkwall, Orkney | Commemorative exhibition on Scapa, Jutland and John Jellicoe | The Kirkwall Historical Museum | he Orkney Museum, Tankerness House, Broad Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DH. Tel: +44 1856873535 (extension 2523) or +44 1856873191. Opening Times (based on 2915): M – Sat 10:30 – 17:00 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 2016.05.24 | Portsmouth | opening of the National Museum of the Royal Navy exhibition on Jutland and the Naval War 1914-1918 | 25.5.16 | National Museum of the Royal Navy | Portsmouth Historic Dockyard,(approximately 130 metres) from the Visitor centre. Go through the Victory Gate at the corner of Queen Street and the Hard.Opening Times 10:00 – 17:00 summer months. | http://www.nmrn.org.uk/ | ||
| Germany | 2016.05.29? | am | Wilhelmshaven | Church service at the Marine Kirche, Wilhelmshaven | Public | Dates to be confirmed. Could be either the Saturday or Sunday 28th or 29th May 2016 | |||
| Germany | 2016.05.29? | midday | Wilhelmshaven | opening of the Jutland Exhbition, “Skagerrak – Battle without winners” at the German Marine Museum | Public | German Marine Museum | Dates to be confirmed. Could be either the Saturday or Sunday 28th or 29th May 2016. Südstrand 125, 26382 Wilhelmshaven, Tel: + 49 4421 40084-0 | http://www.marinemuseum.de/ | |
| Germany | 2016.05.29? | afternoon | Wilhelmshaven | opening of the Jutland Exhibition, German Marine Museum | Public | German Marine Museum | Dates to be confirmed. Could be either the Saturday or Sunday 28th or 29th May 2016 | ||
| United Kingdom | 2016.05.30 | 10:00 – 16:00 | Devenport, plymouth | Jutland Open House | Devenport Naval Heritage centre. | ‘All enquiries to the Heritage Center manager, QHM Building M049,HMNB Devonport, Plymouth PL2 2BG. Tel: +44 (0)1752 552907 (working hours) or e-mail: navynbcd-nblo@mod.uk | |||
| United Kingdom | 2016.05.31 | 11:00 | Kirkwall, Orkney | Cathedral Service for the Fallen with the attendance of the Duke of Edinburgh | private. By invitation only | St.Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall. Dept. Culture, Media and Sports | |||
| United Kingdom | 2016.05.31 | 14:30? | Lyness Cemetary | Ceremony to commemorate the fallen with the attendance of the Duke of Edinburgh | private. By invitation only | Commonwealth Graves Commission & Dept. Culture, Media and Sports | |||
| United Kingdom | 2016.05.31 | Hartlepool | Jutland exhibition within the on-going museum’s presentation. Of particular interest a 12 foot model of HMS Warspite. | Public | Heugh Battery in Moor Terrace. Call (01429) 270746 for information. | http://www.hartlepoolsmaritimeexperience.com/ | |||
| United Kingdom | 2016.05.31 | Gosport | Small Jutland exhibition within the ongoing museum’s presentation | Public | Explosion (Museum of Naval Firepower). National Museum of the Royal Navy | Museum of Naval Firepower, Heritage Way, Priddy’s Hard Gosport Hampshire PO12 4LE United Kingdom. Tel: +44 23 9250 5600. Opening times: April – Oct 10:00 to 17:00. To 16:00 winter months | http://www.explosion.org.uk/ | ||
| United Kingdom | 2016.05.31 | The Fleet Air Arm Museum | As part of the ongoing exhibition, a special on the role of Flight-Lieutenant Frederick J. Rutland who, together with Assistant- Paymaster G.S. Trewin, made the first reconnaissance flight over the German Battle-cruiser fleet at Jutland. | Public | National Museum of the Royal Navy | RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester, Somerset BA22 8HT, United Kingdom. Opening Hours are 10:00 to 17:30. Tel: +44 1935 840565 | http://www.fleetairarm.com | ||
| United Kingdom | 2016.05.31 | HMS Caroline | Official opening of the restored ship and the Jutland Exhibition | private. By invitation only | National Museum of the Royal Navy & Dept. Culture, Media and Sports | Alexandra Graving Dock / HMS Caroline, Queen’s Road, Belfast BT3 9DT. Tel : +35 28 9024 6609 | |||
| United Kingdom | 2016.05.31 | Jutland Banks | Meeting of the Royal Navy and the German Navy for a wreath laying ceremony | private. By invitation only | Dept. Culture, Media and Sports | ||||
| United Kingdom | 2016.05.31 | 10:00 – 17:00 | National Museum of the Royal Navy (Action Stations) | The Jutland Refight | Being organized by Stuart Machin from the NWS working with Nick Hewitt of the NMRN | 1/3000 scale modellers refight of parts of the Battle of Jutland using SKYTREX and NAVWAR models and based on modified rules from GENERAL QUARTERS 2. | |||
| Germany | 2016.05.31 | Naval Memorial, Laboe | Memorial Service with the Commonwealth Graves Commission and the Volksbund deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge for the Fallen | private. By invitation only | Volksbund deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorgeand Volksbund deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorgeand the Commonwealth Graves Commission | ||||
| Denmark | 2016.06.01 | 15:00 | Thyborøn | Opening of the Jutland Memorial Park | Public | Sea War Museum | Kystcentervej 11, 7680 Thyborøn, Dänemark. Museum hours are from 10:00 – 16:00. contact@seawarmuseum.dk | http://www.seawarmuseum.dk | |
| United Kingdom | 2016.06.03 | 4.6.16 | Greenwich | Conference. The Naval War of 1914-1918. Call for papers has appeared. | By request | National Maritime Museum | http://www.rmg.co.uk/researchers/conferences-and-seminars/WWI-sea | ||
| United Kingdom | 2016.06.16 | 12.6.16 | 11:00 | Hull | Conference. The Naval War of 1914-1918. | By request | The University of Hull | New Conference details to be announced shortly. | |
| United Kingdom | 2016.06.15 | 19:30 | Barbican Centre, London |
The Jutland Concert. The main work is Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony with London Concert Choir, soprano Katherine Broderick and baritone Roderick Williams. The concert is being given in support of the Seafarers UK charity |
Tickets on sale | The Barbican Centre, Silk St, London EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 207 638 8891. Ticket sales through the Barbican Sales office. | http://www.barbican.org.uk | ||
| Germany | 2016.06.17 | PM | Wilhelmshaven | Jutland Presentation and book signing by Nick Jellicoe | |||||
| United Kingdom | 2016.07.01 | The Royal Hospital School, Suffolk | The Jutland Commemoration Dinner recognising over100 former pupils who died at the battle.This will be in conjunction with the unveiling of a new Jutland Memorial Stone intended to be the foundation stone for a proposed new Science, Exploration and Discovery Centre. | By request and Invitation only | The Royal Hospital School, Holbrook | Commemoration Dinner: Friday 1st July 2016. Lucy Pembroke Head of Development +44 (0)1473 326110 The Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 2RX lpembroke@royalhospitalschool.org | |||
| Germany | 2016.05.21 | Ingolstadt Oberhaunstadt | Bavarians at Skagerrakschlacht | Hegnerbergstraße. On three weekends, 21-22 May, 28-29 May and 4-5 June. 11:00 – 17:00. Entrance Euro 3.50 | For more information about e-mail: a.paulik@marine-ingolstadt.de | ||||
| United Kingdom | 2016.05.30 | 10:00 – 16:00 | Devenport, plymouth | Jutland Open House | Devenport Naval Heritage centre. | All enquiries to the Heritage Center manager, QHM Building M049,HMNB Devonport, Plymouth PL2 2BG. Tel: +44 (0)1752 552907 (working hours) or e-mail: navynbcd-nblo@mod.uk | |||
| United Kingdom | 2016.05.21 | 10:00 – 16:00 | Southampton University | More than Just Jutland: The Royal Navy at War 1914-18 study day. | £40 full rate for day conference. Discounts for certain categories. Conference address: Avenue Campus Highfield Road Southampton SO17 1BF | www.southampton.ac.uk/lifelonglearning/news/events/2016/05/21-jutland.page | |||
| United Kingdom | 2016.05.31 | 10:00 – 17:00 | National Museum of the Royal Navy (Action Stations) | The Jutland Refight | Being organized by Stuart Machin from the NWS working with Nick Hewitt of the NMRN | 1/3000 scale modellers refight of parts of the Battle of Jutland using SKYTREX and NAVWAR models and based on modified rules from GENERAL QUARTERS 2. | |||
| United Kingdom | 2016.02.24 | 20.6.16
2016.06.16 |
Hull Maritime Museum | Battle of Jutland Centenary Exhibition | Mon – Sat 10am-5pm & Sun 1.30pm – 4.30pm. Hull Maritime Museum, Queen Victoria Square, Hull, HU1 3DX. Bookings through he Treasurer of Maritime History North, Alison Telfer treasurer.mhn@gmail.com | http://www.hcandl.co.uk/museums | |||
| United Kingdom | 2016.06.03 | 19:00 | Kirkwall | Jutland Commemoration Dinner | Kirkwall British Legion | Dinner £30 with musiuc provided by the Kirkwall City Pipe Band. Dinner starts at 19:30 | www.rbls-kirkwall.org.uk | ||
| United Kingdom | 2016.06.04 | 20:00 | Kirkwall | Jutland Dinner and Concert | Kirkwall British Legion | Kirkwall Amateur Operatice Society will provide the music for a world war one dinner and concert. Dance to the BRAELANDERS. Tickets are £8. | www.rbls-kirkwall.org.uk | ||
| United Kingdom | 2016.03.27 | Queensferry | Queensferry at War | Queensferry History Group formed in 1988 | Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10am-1pm and 2.15pm-5pm; and Sunday noon-5pm. It is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. | www.queensferry-at-war.org.uk | |||
| Germany | 2016.05.16 | Ingolstadt Oberhaunstadt | Bavarians at Skagerrakschlacht | Hegnerbergstraße. On three weekends, 21-22 May, 28-29 May and 4-5 June. 11:00 – 17:00. Entrance Euro 3.50 | For more information about e-mail: a.paulik@marine-ingolstadt.de | ||||
| United Kingdom | Tbd | Kirkwall, Orkney | Commemorative exhibition on Scapa, Jutland and John Jellicoe | The Kirkwall Historical Museum | The Orkney Museum, Tankerness House, Broad Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DH. Tel: +44 1856873535 (extension 2523) or +44 1856873191. Opeing Times (based on 2915): M – Sat 10:30 – 17:00 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 2016.05.24 | Portsmouth | |||||||
| Germany | 2016.05.29? | afternoon | Wilhelmshaven | opening of the Jutland Exhbition, German Marine Museum | Public | German Marine Museum | Dates to be confirmed. Could be either the Saturday or Sunday 28th or 29th May 2016 | ||
| United Kingdom | 2016.05.31 | 17:00 | Presentation: “There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today”: Jutland and the Battlecruiser action, 31st May 1916. Presented by Dr Stewart Fraser (Perth College, UHI) | University of the Highlands and Islands | Highland Archive Centre, Bught Road, Inverness, IV3 5SS. For further details contact Dr. Ian Robertson, iain.robertson@uhi.ac.uk. |