Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo - the picture agency of the Süddeutsche Zeitung

DOSSIER Sinking of the german fleet in Scapa Flow 1919 46 Images

Close dossier

Sinking of the german fleet in Scapa Flow 1919 empty search

46 images found

Series: Sinking of the german fleet in Scapa Flow 1919

Series:

Sinking of the german fleet in Scapa Flow 1919

Scuttling of the German war fleet in Scapa Flow

Scuttling of the German war fleet in Scapa Flow, First World naval warfare, Germany 1814-1918 empire

Raising of the German war fleet in Scapa Flow

English workers salvage some kitchenware from a German ship which was part of the scuttling of the German fleet, june 21st, 1919.

Raising of the SMS Hindenburg, 1930

One of the divers gets into the water above the former battle cruiser Hindenburg. In the front the air pumps for the diver.

Raising of the SMS Hindenburg, 1930

An English company raises the battle cruiser Hindenburg which was scuttled by the German fleet near Scapa Flow. The superstructure sticks out of the water.

The SMS Hindenburg in shallow water

The salvage of the sunk German fleet takes several years. In the picture, there's the SMS Hindenburg in shallow water.

Ships of the German fleet in the English port of Scapa Flow

Ships after the armistice at the end of WWI, delivered with German crews to Great Britain and interned with the deep-sea fleet in the British naval port of Scapa Flow on the Orkney Islands. In the foreground is the flag ship of the fleet, the "Baden".

The raised SMS Moltke, 1927

The raised Moltke lies in the dock with its bow at the top and is going to be taken to pieces.

In Wilhelmshaven port, 1918

The day before depart in Wilhelmshaven port during the disarmament of the navy vessels.

Scuttling of the Derfflinger in Scapa Flow, 1919

The SMS Derfflinger sinking in Scapa Flow harbor.

Scuttling of the German war fleet in Scapa Flow, 1919

Scuttling of the German war fleet in Scapa Flow, First World naval warfare, Germany 1814-1918 empire. Scuttled turbo boat destroyers.

Ships of the German war fleet in Scapa Flow, 1919

The battleship "Bayern" (=Bavaria) with two cruisers of the Regensburg class.

Raising of the SMS Derfflinger in Scapa Flow, 1946

The German cruiser Derfflinger, which was scuttled in Scapa Flow after the first world war, is raised the 24th september 1946.

Scuttling of the SMS Hindenburg in Scapa Flow, 1919

The battleship 'Hindenburg' during the scuttling of the German war fleet in Scapa flow.

Delivery of the German war fleet to Great Britain, 1918

German U-boats drop anchor at the English coast.

Battle cruisers of the German war fleet in Scapa Flow, 1919

The battle cruisers Derfflinger, Seydlitz and von der Tann on the date of their scuttling, photographed from the stern of the SMS Moltke.

Raising the SMS Seydlitz in Scopa Flow, 1929

Ten years after the scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow: recovery of SMS Seydlitz by an English company. The Seydlitz is (bottom up) dragged to the Firth of Forth to be broken up.

Raising the SMS Hindenburg in Scapa Flow, 1930

Salving of the German warship 'Hindenburg', more than ten years after the scuttling of the German war fleet in Scapa Flow.

Recovery of the SMS Moltke, 1927

After eight years under the sea, the Moltke is being salved. The stern of the German cruiser is coated of seaweed.

Salving of the German war fleet in Scapa Flow

During the 1920s, an English company raised the warships of the German fleet which had scuttled in Scapa Flow the 21st june 1919. Afterwards, the ships were broken up.

The scuttled German war fleet in Scapa Flow

The artillery piece on the deck of a German warship which was part of the scuttling of the German war fleet the 21st june 1919.

Battle Cruiser "Hindenburg" after the recovery, 1930

The battleship "Hindenburg" which was scuttled by the German navy near Scapa Flow, rescued by the British military, is kept in a port in a floating dock.

Raising of the SMS Hindenburg in Scapa Flow, 1930

Our photograph shows divers making their way along the submerged deck of the warship Hindenburg. In the foreground are two of her guns.

Sailors of the deep sea fleet in Wilhelmshaven, 1920

Sailors of the German fleet disembark with their baggage in Wilhelmshaven. They were interned with their ships in the English naval port of Scapa Flow and were released back to Germany after their ships were scuttled.

Introspection of the "Bavaria" near Scapa Flow, 1919

The liner "Bavaria" of the German Navy scuttles itself as part of a German High Seas Fleet which is lying ready for the surrender to the British in Scapa Flow.

Battleship "Hindenburg" near Scapa Flow in the fall, 1919

The battleship "Hindenburg" of the German Navy sinks itself as part of a German High Seas Fleet which is lying ready for the surrender to the British in Scapa Flow.

Battleship "Moltke" in the dry dock, 1927

The battleship "Moltke" which was personally sunk by the German navy near Scapa Flow is brought with tractors to Rosyth by the British military.

A German destroyer is recovered in Scapa Flow

A destroyer of the German High Seas Fleet, which was scuttled after the adoption of the Treaty of Versailles in the internment in the English port of Scapa Flow, is recovered by the 'Scapa Flow Salvage and Shipbreaking Company' by using two balloons.

Sailors capitulate near Scapa Flow, 1919

Sailors of the German Navy, the crew of the cruiser "Nuremberg" capitulates in front of the British military, after the German fleet association has mostly sunk itself near Scapa Flow.

Recovery of the "Seydlitz" near Scapa Flow, 1928

The battleship "Seydlitz" which was personally sunk by the German navy near Scapa Flow is rescued by the British military with the help of a floating dock.

Recovery of the "Moltke" near Scapa Flow, 1926

The battleship "Moltke" which was personally sunk by the German navy near Scapa Flow is brought with tractors to Rosyth by the British military.

Recovery of the 'Von der Tann' near Scapa Flow, 1930

The battleship 'Hindenburg' which was personally sunk by the German navy near Scapa Flow is towed into the next port by the British military after the recovery.

Recovery of the 'Hindenburg' near Scapa Flow, 1930

The battleship 'Hindenburg' which was personally sunk by the German navy near Scapa Flow is towed into port by the British military.

Recovery of the "Bayern" near Scapa Flow

The liner "Bayern" which was personally sunk by the German navy near Scapa Flow is rescued by the British military.

Lifted ship in the dock

A destroyer of the German High Seas Fleet which was scuttled in 1919 in the internment in the British port of Scapa Flow, is brought after the uplift from the harbor basin in a dock.

Gun towers in the "Hindenburg" scuttled in Scapa Flow, 1926

Elevating the battle cruiser "Hindenburg" from the bay of Scapa Flow on the Orkney Islands, it was scuttled on June 21, 1919. The photo shows the gun towers in the bow of the ship.

German war ship is taken to be broken up, 1934

After the scuttling of the German deep-sea fleet in the British naval port of Scapa Flow, the British had to raise the ships. On this photo tugboats maneuver the battle cruiser 'von der Tann', the last of the elevated ships, with it's keel up, to Rosyth harbor where it would be broken up.

The scuttled "Hindenburg" is raised in Scapa Flow

Elevating the battle cruiser "Hindenburg" from the bay of Scapa Flow on the Orkney Islands, it was scuttled on June 21, 1919. Huge pumps push the water out of the ship's hull.

The scuttled "Hindenburg" is raised in Scapa Flow

Elevating the battle cruiser "Hindenburg" from the bay of Scapa Flow on the Orkney Islands, it was scuttled on June 21, 1919.

Ships of the deep-sea fleet in the Wilhelmshaven harbor, 1918

large combat ships of the German deep-sea fleet unload ammunition in the harbor of Wilhelmshaven. The fleet is preparing to embark on the trip to Scapa Flow for its internment.

The scuttled "Hindenburg" in Scapa Flow, 1926

Elevation of the German deep-sea fleet which was scuttled in the bay of Scapa Flow on the Orkney Islands. On the photo is the battlecruiser "Hindenburg".

Ships of the deep-sea fleet in the Wilhelmshaven harbor, 1918

Large combat ships of the German deep-sea fleet unload ammunition in the harbor of Wilhelmshaven. The fleet was preparing to embark on the trip to it's internment in Scapa Flow.

German warships before the handing over to Britain, 1918

Ships of the German High Seas Fleet in the port of Wilhelmshaven. The fleet will be transferred to Scapa Flow, and there it will be detained. The picture was taken the day before the exit.

A German torpedo boat in Scapa Flow, 1919

One of the German warships that was scuttled in the English naval harbor Scapa Flow on 06.21.1919.

Scuttling of the "Hindenburg" in Scapa Flow, 1919

On June 21, 1919 interned units of the German high sea fleet scuttled its boats in the English naval port. On this photo is the armoured cruiser "Hindenburg".

German U-boats in the harbor of Kiel, 1918

German U-boats with their escort ships in the port of Kiel after the end of the war prior to delivery to England.

German submarines before the transfer to England, 1918

After the end of the war, the ships of the German fleet were transferred to Great Britain. Also the delivery of the submarines has been explicitly agreed. Here, modern boats lye in a lock in a German port.