Title
74 ships of the Kaiserliche Marine's High Seas Fleet were interned in Gutter Sound at Scapa Flow.
Caption
Following the German defeat in WWI, 74 ships of the Kaiserliche Marine's High Seas Fleet were interned in Gutter Sound at Scapa Flow pending a decision on their future in the peace Treaty of Versailles. On 21 June 1919, after nine months of waiting, Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter, the German officer in command at Scapa Flow, made the decision to scuttle the fleet because the negotiation period for the treaty had lapsed with no word of a settlement 1919
Date
1919
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP18A02_231
License type
Rights managed
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28,2Mb (2,6Mb) / 15,4in x 7,1in / 4608 x 2139 (300dpi)