"Achates" was under refit on 24 April 1916, and so did not take part in the Grand Fleet's sortie in response to the German Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft. "Achates" was one of 19 ships of the 4th Destroyer Flotilla that sailed in support of the Grand Fleet during the Battle of Jutland on 31 May/1 June 1916. During the &lt;a href="Night%20action%20at%20the%20Battle%20of%20Jutland"&gt;night of 31 May/1 June&lt;/a&gt;, the 4th Flotilla had a number of engagements with the German battlefleet. At about 22:30 hr, the flotilla encountered German cruisers and battleships. The flotilla leader was badly damaged by German shells (mainly from the battleship ) and later sank, while the leading ships in the British formation fired a total of nine torpedoes, none of which hit. "Achates", seventh in line, did not fire any torpedoes. In manoeuvring to avoid the torpedoes, the German cruiser was rammed by the battleship , with "Elbing" later being scuttled, while the British destroyer collided with the German battleship . Shortly afterwards (about 23:50), the flotilla, now led by , again encountered the same group of battleships and cruisers. "Broke" was badly damaged by fire from the cruiser and "Westfalen", and collided with the destroyer , which was also rammed by and was later scuttled. "Rostock" was hit by a single torpedo, fired by "Ambuscade" or "Contest", and was also later scuttled. "Achates" did not fire any torpedoes in this engagement, as her commanding officer believed that British cruisers were in the vicinity. "Achates" found herself leading the remains of the flotilla, but after a third encounter with the German battleships, in which was sunk, lost contact with the rest of the flotilla, turning away in the belief that she was being pursued by German cruiser.