"V44" took part at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May–1 June 1916, as leader of the 11th Half Flotilla of the 6th Torpedo Boat Flotilla, and again in support of the German Battlecruisers. "V44", together with , and carried out a torpedo attack on British battlecruisers during the "Run to the South". In total, seven torpedoes were launched, two from "V44", none of which hit their targets. Later during the day, these four torpedo boats, together with the cruiser and several other torpedo boats, engaged British destroyers supporting the 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron. The British destroyer was badly damaged during this engagement. From about 20:15 CET (19:15 GMT), "V44" took part in a large-scale torpedo attack on the British fleet in order to cover the outnumber German battleship's turn to west. "V44" launched three torpedoes, which as with all the torpedoes launched in this attack, missed. While "V44" was unharmed in this attack, several torpedo boats were damaged by heavy British fire, and was sunk. "V44" was part of the 7th 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.