Admiral Scheer states that, with the exception of his two battle cruisers, the German fleet was repaired and ready to go to sea again by the middle of August, and the _Bayern_ (the first German warship to mount 38 c.m.-guns) had been added to the fleet. He also gives an account of another sortie (August 18 to 20, 1916). Later in the year the German fleet was reinforced by the _Baden_ (38 c.m.-guns) and the battle cruiser _Hindenburg_, but at the end of 1916 the function of the High Seas Fleet was to keep the gates for the U-boats in the great German submarine campaign. In this rôle of covering the operations of the submarines the German Battle Fleet had a very important influence upon the ensuing stages of the War. It was altogether a delusion to think that the career of the German fleet had been ended at Jutland--and that it “never came out.” On the contrary, Admiral Scheer’s fleet kept a wide area cleared for the egress and entrance of the German U-boats in their destructive campaign. If the German fleet had been destroyed in the Jutland action, it would have been possible for the Allies to put in place and maintain mine barrages close to the German bases. There is no need to add anything to this statement to show the great results that would have been gained, if the British had been able to win a decision in the Battle of Jutland. * * * * * The losses in the battle were as follows: BRITISH Tons QUEEN MARY (_Battle Cruiser_) 26,350 INDEFATIGABLE (_Battle Cruiser_) 18,800 INVINCIBLE (_Battle Cruiser_) 17,250 DEFENCE (_Armored Cruiser_) 14,600 WARRIOR (_Armored Cruiser_) 13,550 BLACK PRINCE (_Armored Cruiser_) 13,350 TIPPERARY (_Destroyer_) 1,430 NESTOR (_Destroyer_) 890 NOMAD (_Destroyer_) 890 TURBULENT (_Destroyer_) 1,100 FORTUNE (_Destroyer_) 965 ARDENT (_Destroyer_) 935 SHARK (_Destroyer_) 935 SPARROWHAWK (_Destroyer_) 935 -------- Total tonnage 111,980 GERMAN Tons LÜTZOW (_Battle Cruiser_) 26,180 POMMERN (_Predreadnought_) 13,200 WIESBADEN (_Cruiser_) 5,400 ELBING (_Cruiser_) 4,500 ROSTOCK (_Cruiser_) 4,900 FRAUENLOB (_Cruiser_) 2,700 V-4 (_Destroyer_) 570 V-48 (_Destroyer_) 750 V-27 (_Destroyer_) 640 V-29 (_Destroyer_) 640 S-33 (_Destroyer_) 700 -------- Total tonnage 60,180 Killed and wounded: British (approximately) 6,600 German 3,076