The 1919 Scuttling of the German Fleet

Feb 03, 2020

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German ship capsizes at Scapa Flow, June 21, 1919.

The June 2019 Ebay offering read: “Buy It Now, or Best Offer. Imperial German battleships the SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm, SMS Konig and SMS Markgraf, and the cruiser SMS Karlsruhe. Pre-owned.” Once the pride of the Imperial German Navy, the ships rested in 154 feet of water at Scapa Flow, a natural harbor…

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