Sunk ships of the deep sea fleet in 1919
After the end of the fighting in World War I , the German deep-sea fleet was interned in the Scottish Scapa Flow in accordance with the armistice regulations . The 74 ships had been disarmed and only manned by emergency crews.
Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter gave the order to self-sink the fleet on June 21, 1919 . Only one large ship , four small cruisers and fourteen torpedo boats could be prevented from sinking by the intervention of British seamen and towed into shallow water. Only four torpedo boats remained floating.
The 32 sunk torpedo boats were lifted between 1922 and 1926, 13 of the larger ships between 1926 and 1939. However, three large-line ships and four small cruisers are still in the bay and are a popular destination for scuba divers.
Large line ships
| Surname | Upscale | Wrecked | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMS Bayern | September 1, 1934 | until 1935 , in Rosyth | |
| SMS Friedrich the Great | April 29, 1937 | in Scapa Flow | |
| SMS Great Elector | April 29, 1938 | in Rosyth | |
| SMS Kaiser | March 20, 1929 | until 1930 , in Rosyth | |
| SMS Empress | May 11, 1936 | in Rosyth | |
| SMS King Albert | July 31, 1935 | until 1936 , in Rosyth | |
| SMS king | not upscale | ||
| SMS Crown Prince Wilhelm | not upscale | ||
| SMS Markgraf | not upscale | ||
| SMS Prinzregent Luitpold | July 9, 1931 | until 1933 , in Rosyth | |
| SMS Baden | Grounded, sunk as a target ship in 1921 |
Large cruisers ( battle cruisers )
| Surname | Upscale | Wrecked | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derfflinger | November 12, 1939 | 1946 - 1947 , in Rosyth | last parts until April 1948 |
| Hindenburg | July 22, 1930 | 1931 - 32 , in Rosyth | several rescue attempts failed |
| Moltke | July 10, 1926 | until 1929 , in Rosyth | |
| Seydlitz | November 2, 1928 | until 1930 , in Rosyth | |
| From the Tann | 7th December 1930 | until 1934 , in Rosyth |
Small cruisers
| Surname | Upscale | Wrecked | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMS Cologne | not upscale | ||
| SMS Karlsruhe | not upscale | ||
| SMS Dresden | not upscale | ||
| SMS Brummer | not upscale | ||
| SMS brake | November 27, 1929 | 1929 - 1930 , in Lyness | Mine cruiser |
| SMS Nuremberg | set on the ground | ||
| SMS Frankfurt | set on the ground | ||
| SMS Emden | set on the ground |
Torpedo boats
32 large torpedo boats were sunk, lifted between 1922 and 1926 and subsequently broken up:
- First flotilla ( S 32 , G 38 , G 39 , G 40 , G 86 , V 129 )
- Second flotilla ( G 101 , G 103 , G 104 , B 109 , B 110 , B 111 , B 112 )
- Third flotilla ( S 53 , S 54 , S 55 , V 70 , G 91 )
- Sixth Flotilla ( V 45 , S 49 , S 50 , S 131 )
- Seventh Flotilla ( S 56 , S 65 , V 78 , V 83 , G 89 , S 136 , S 138 , H 145 )
- Seventeenth Half Flotilla ( S 36 , S 52 ).
14 large torpedo boats were set aground by the British and 4 were salvaged while swimming:
- British booty ( V 44 , S 51 , V 73 , V 82 , G 92 , V 125 , V 128 and S 137 - each scrapped)
- British booty ( V 82 - sunk when transported for scrapping)
- American booty ( V 43 , G 102 , S 132 - sunk as a target ship in 1921 )
- French booty ( V 46 , V 100 , V 126 - scrapped, boiler systems built into the destroyers Aventurier and Intrepide )
- Japanese prey ( S 60 , V 80 , V 127 - all still broken up in Europe).
Remarks
- ^ Until June 15, 1918 SMS Kronprinz . Renamed on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the throne.