 "Grosser Kurfürst" was present during the fleet operation on 31 May and 1 June 1916 that resulted in the Battle of Jutland.The German fleet again sought to draw out and isolate a portion of the Grand Fleet and destroy it before the main British fleet could retaliate.She was the second ship in the German line, behind her sister "König" and followed by "Markgraf" and "Kronprinz".