"V26" participated in the Battle of Jutland as part of the 17th Half Flotilla of the 9th Flotilla, in support of the German battlecruisers. The 9th Flotilla, including "V26", took part in an attempted torpedo attack on British battlecruisers from about 17:26 CET (16:26 GMT). "V26" managed to launch a single torpedo at the British battlecruisers (which missed, like all the German torpedoes launched during this attack), but the attack was disrupted by British destroyers of the 13th and the 10th Destroyer Flotillas, which were attempting an attack on the German battlecruisers. The German torpedo boat was disabled by a shell in her engine room during this engagement, while was hit by a torpedo from the British destroyer . "V26" collected the crew of "V27", before attempting to scuttle the stricken torpedo boat. An attempt to torpedo "V27" failed when the torpedo would not run straight, and "V26" was forced to sink "V27" by gunfire. "V26", together with , then took off the crew of the sinking "V29". From about 20:15 CET (19:15 GMT), "V26" took part in a large-scale torpedo attack on the British fleet in order to cover the outnumber German battleship's turn to west. "V26" launched three torpedoes, which as with all the torpedoes launched in this attack, missed. While "V26" was unharmed in this attack, several torpedo boats were damaged by heavy British fire, and "S35" was sunk. "V26" was part of the 9th Torpedo Boat Flotilla during the inconclusive Action of 19 August 1916, when the German High Seas Fleet sailed to cover a sortie of the battlecruisers of the 1st Scouting Group.