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Recognition drawing of aKönig-class battleship
History
German Empire
BuilderAG Weser,Bremen
Laid downNovember 1911
Launched4 June 1913
Commissioned1 October 1914
FateScuttled21 June 1919 inGutter Sound,Scapa Flow
General characteristics
Class and typeKönig-classbattleship
Displacement
Length175.4 m (575 ft 6 in)
Beam29.5 m (96 ft 9 in)
Draft9.19 m (30 ft 2 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range8,000nmi(15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement
  • 41 officers
  • 1,095 enlisted men
Armament
Armor

SMSMarkgraf[a]was the thirddreadnought battleshipof the four-shipKönigclass.She served in theImperial German NavyduringWorld War I.The battleship was laid down in November 1911 and launched on 4 June 1913. She was formally commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 1 October 1914, just over two months after the outbreak of war in Europe.Markgrafwas armed with ten 30.5-centimeter (12 in) guns in five twin turrets and could steam at a top speed of 21knots(39km/h;24mph).Markgrafwas named in honor of theroyal family of Baden.The name Markgraf is a rank of German nobility and is equivalent to the EnglishMargrave,orMarquess.

Along with her threesister ships,König,Grosser Kurfürst,andKronprinz,Markgraftook part in most of the fleet actions during the war, including theBattle of Jutlandon 31 May and 1 June 1916. At Jutland,Markgrafwas the third ship in the Germanlineand heavily engaged by the opposing BritishGrand Fleet;she sustained five large-caliber hits and her crew suffered 23 casualties.Markgrafalso participated inOperation Albion,the conquest of theGulf of Riga,in late 1917. The ship was damaged by aminewhile en route to Germany following the successful conclusion of the operation.

After Germany's defeat in the war and the signing of theArmisticein November 1918,Markgrafand most of thecapital shipsof theHigh Seas Fleetwere interned by theRoyal NavyinScapa Flow.The ships were disarmed and reduced to skeleton crews while theAllied powersnegotiated the final version of theTreaty of Versailles.On 21 June 1919, days before the treaty was signed, the commander of the interned fleet, Rear AdmiralLudwig von Reuter,ordered the fleet to be scuttledto ensure that the British would not be able to seize the ships. Unlike most of the scuttled ships,Markgrafwas never raised for scrapping; the wreck is still sitting on the bottom of the bay.

Design[edit]

Main article:König-class battleship
Schematics for this type of battleship; the ships mount five gun turrets, two forward, one in the center between two smoke stacks, and two aft
Plan and elevation view of a ship of theKönigclass, from Jane'sFighting Ships1919

The fourKönig-class battleshipswere ordered as part of theAnglo-German naval arms race;they were the fourth generation of Germandreadnought battleships,and they were built in response to the BritishOrionclassthat had been ordered in 1909.[1]TheKönigs represented a development of the earlierKaiserclass,with the primary improvement being a more efficient arrangement of themain battery.The ships had also been intended to use adiesel engineon the center propeller shaft to increase their cruising range, but development of the diesels proved to be more complicated than expected, so an all-steam turbinepowerplant was retained.[2]

Markgrafdisplaced25,796 t (25,389 long tons) as built and 28,600 t (28,100 long tons)fully loaded,with alengthof 175.4 m (575 ft 6 in), abeamof 29.5 m (96 ft 9 in) and adraftof 9.19 m (30 ft 2 in). She was powered by three Bergmannsteam turbines,with steam provided by three oil-fired and twelve coal-firedboilers,which developed a total of 40,830shp(30,450 kW) and yielded a maximum speed of 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph). The ship had a range of 8,000nautical miles(15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at a cruising speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph).[3]Her crew numbered 41 officers and 1,095 enlisted men.[4]

She was armed with ten30.5 cm (12 in) SK L/50 gunsarranged in five twingun turrets:[b]twosuperfiringturrets each fore and aft and one turret amidships between the two funnels. Hersecondary armamentconsisted of fourteen15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45 quick-firing gunsand six8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/45 quick-firing guns,all mounted singly incasemates.As was customary forcapital shipsof the period, she was also armed with five 50 cm (19.7 in) underwatertorpedo tubes,one in the bow and two on each beam.[4]Markgraf's 8.8 cm guns were removed and replaced with four 8.8 cm anti-aircraft guns.[6]

The ship'sarmored beltconsisted ofKrupp cemented steelthat was 35 cm (13.8 in) thick in the centralcitadelthat protected the propulsion machinery spaces and the ammunitionmagazines,and was reduced to 18 cm (7.1 in) forward and 12 cm (4.7 in) aft. In the central portion of the ship, horizontal protection consisted of a 10 cm (3.9 in)deck,which was reduced to 4 cm (1.6 in) on the bow and stern. The main battery turrets had 30 cm (11.8 in) of armor plate on the sides and 11 cm (4.3 in) on the roofs, while the casemate guns had 15 cm (5.9 in) of armor protection. The sides of the forwardconning towerwere also 30 cm thick.[4]

Service history[edit]

Markgrafwas ordered under the provisional nameErsatz Weissenburgand built at theAG Wesershipyard inBremenunder construction number 186.[3][c]Herkeelwas laid in November 1911 and she was launched on 4 June 1913.[7]At her launching ceremony, the ship was christened byFrederick II, Grand Duke of Baden,the head of theroyal family of Baden,in honor of which the ship had been named.[8]Fitting-outwork was completed by 1 October 1914, the day she was commissioned into theHigh Seas Fleet.[4]Following her commissioning,Markgrafconductedsea trials,which lasted until 12 December. By 10 January 1915, the ship had joined III Battle Squadron of the High Seas Fleet with her three sister ships.[9]On 22 January 1915, III Squadron was detached from the fleet to conduct maneuver, gunnery, and torpedo training in theBaltic.The ships returned to the North Sea on 11 February, too late to assistI Scouting Groupat theBattle of Dogger Bank.[10]

In the aftermath of the loss ofSMSBlücherat the Battle of Dogger Bank,Kaiser Wilhelm IIremoved AdmiralFriedrich von Ingenohlfrom his post as fleet commander on 2 February. AdmiralHugo von Pohlreplaced him as commander of the fleet; Pohl carried out a series of sorties with the High Seas Fleet throughout 1915.[11]The first such operation—Markgraf's first with the fleet—was a fleet advance toTerschellingon 29–30 March; the German fleet failed to engage any British warships during the sortie. Another uneventful operation followed on 17–18 April, and another three days later on 21–22 April.Markgrafand the rest of the fleet remained in port until 29 May, when the fleet conducted another two-day advance into the North Sea. On 11–12 September,Markgrafand the rest of III Squadron supported aminelayingoperation offTexel.Another uneventful fleet advance followed on 23–24 October.[9]

Vice AdmiralReinhard Scheerbecame commander in chief of the High Seas Fleet on 18 January 1916 when Pohl became too ill from liver cancer to continue in that post.[12]Scheer proposed a more aggressive policy designed to force a confrontation with the BritishGrand Fleet;he received approval from the Kaiser in February.[13]The first of Scheer's operations was conducted the following month, on 5–7 March, with an uneventful sweep of theHoofden.[14]Another sortie followed three weeks later on the 26th, with another on 21–22 April.[9]On 24 April, thebattlecruisersof Rear AdmiralFranz von Hipper's I Scouting Group conducted araid on the English coast.Markgrafand the rest of the fleet sailed in distant support. The battlecruiserSeydlitzstruck a mine while en route to the target, and had to withdraw.[15]The other battlecruisers bombarded the town of Lowestoft unopposed, but during the approach to Yarmouth, they encountered the British cruisers of theHarwich Force.A short artillery duel ensued before the Harwich Force withdrew. Reports of British submarines in the area prompted the retreat of I Scouting Group. At this point, Scheer, who had been warned of the sortie of the Grand Fleet from its base in Scapa Flow, also withdrew to safer German waters.[16]

Battle of Jutland[edit]

Maps showing the maneuvers of the British (blue) and German (red) fleets on 30–31 May 1916
Main article:Battle of Jutland

Markgrafwas present during the fleet operation that resulted in the Battle ofJutlandwhich took place on 31 May and 1 June 1916. The German fleet again sought to draw out and isolate a portion of the Grand Fleet and destroy it before the main British fleet could retaliate.Markgrafwas the third ship in the German line, behind her sistersKönigandGrosser Kurfürstand followed byKronprinz.The four ships made up V Division of III Battle Squadron, and they were thevanguardof the fleet. III Battle Squadron was the first of three battleship units; directly astern were theKaiser-class battleships of VI Division, III Battle Squadron. III Squadron was followed by theHelgolandandNassauclassesofI Battle Squadron;in therear guardwere the obsolescentDeutschland-classpre-dreadnoughts ofII Battle Squadron.[17]

Shortly before 16:00 the battlecruisers of I Scouting Group encountered the British1st Battlecruiser Squadronunder the command of Vice AdmiralDavid Beatty.The opposing ships began an artillery duel that saw the destruction ofIndefatigable,shortly after 17:00,[18]andQueen Mary,less than half an hour later.[19]By this time, the German battlecruisers were steaming south to draw the British ships toward the main body of the High Seas Fleet. At 17:30,König's crew spotted both I Scouting Group and the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron approaching. The German battlecruisers were steaming to starboard, while the British ships steamed to port. At 17:45, Scheer ordered atwo-pointturn to port to bring his ships closer to the British battlecruisers, and a minute later, the order to open fire was given.[20][d]

Markgrafopened fire on the battlecruiserTigerat a range of 21,000 yards (19,000 m).[20]Markgrafand her two sisters fired their secondary guns on British destroyers attempting to make torpedo attacks against the German fleet.[21][e]Markgrafcontinued to engageTigeruntil 18:25, by which time the faster battlecruisers managed to move out of effective gunnery range.[22]During this period, the battleshipsWarspiteandValiantof the 5th Battle Squadron fired on the leading German battleships.[23]At 18:10, one of the British ships scored a 15-inch (38 cm) shell hit onMarkgraf.[24]Shortly thereafter, the destroyerMoresbyfired a single torpedo atMarkgrafand missed from a range of about 8,000 yd (7,300 m).[25]Malayafired a torpedo atMarkgrafat 19:05, but the torpedo missed due to the long range.[26]Around the same time,Markgrafengaged a cruiser from the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron before shifting her fire back to the 5th Battle Squadron for ten minutes.[27]During this period, two more 15-inch shells hitMarkgraf,though the timing is unknown. The hit at 18:10 struck on a joint between two 8-inch-thick side armor plates; the shell burst on impact and holed the armor. The main deck was buckled and approximately 400 t (390 long tons; 440 short tons) of water entered the ship. The other two shells failed to explode and caused negligible damage.[28]

AKönig-class battleship firing her main guns at Jutland, byClaus Bergen

Shortly after 19:00, the German cruiserWiesbadenhad become disabled by a shell from the British battlecruiserInvincible;Rear AdmiralPaul BehnckeinKönigattempted to position his four ships to cover the stricken cruiser.[29]Simultaneously, the British III and IV Light Cruiser Squadrons began a torpedo attack on the German line; while advancing to torpedo range, they smotheredWiesbadenwith fire from their main guns. The obsolescent armored cruisers of the 1st Cruiser Squadron also joined in the melee.Markgrafand her sisters fired heavily on the British cruisers, but even sustained fire from the battleships' main guns failed to drive them off.[30]Markgraffired both her 30.5 cm and 15 cm guns at the armored cruiserDefence.Under a hail of fire from the German battleships,Defenceexploded and sank;[31]credit is normally given to the battlecruiserLützow,thoughMarkgraf's gunners also claimed credit for the sinking.[32]

Markgrafthen fired on the battlecruiserPrincess Royaland scored two hits.[31]The first hit struck the 9-inch armor covering "X" barbette, was deflected downward, and exploded after penetrating the 1-inch deck armor. The crew for the left gun were killed, the turret was disabled, and the explosion caused serious damage to the upper deck. The second shell penetratedPrincess Royal's 6-inch belt armor, ricocheted upward off the coal bunker, and exploded under the 1-inch deck armor. The two shells killed 11 and wounded 31.[33]At the same time,Markgraf's secondary guns fired on the cruiserWarrior,which was seriously damaged by 15 heavy shells and forced to withdraw.Warriorfounderedon the trip back to port the following morning.[34]

Around 19:30, AdmiralJohn Jellicoe's main force of battleships entered the battle;[35]Orionbegan firing atMarkgrafat 19:32; she fired four salvos of 13.5-inch Armor-Piercing, Capped (APC) shells and scored a hit with the last salvo.[36]The shell exploded upon impacting the armor protecting the No. 6 15 cm gun casemate. The shell failed to penetrate but holed the armor and disabled the gun. The explosion seriously injured two and killed the rest of the gun crew. A heavy shell nearly struck the ship at the same time, and at 19:44, a bent propeller shaft forcedMarkgraf's crew to turn off the port engine; naval historian John Campbell speculated that this shell was the one that damaged the shaft.[37]Her speed dropped to 17 or 18 kn (31 or 33 km/h; 20 or 21 mph), though she remained in her position in the line.[38]

Painting of aKönig-class ship under fire at Jutland by Claus Bergen

Shortly after 20:00, the German battleships engaged the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron;Markgraffired primarily 15 cm shells.[39]In this period,Markgrafwas engaged byAgincourt's 12-inch guns, which scored a single hit at 20:14.[40]The shell failed to explode and shattered on impact on the 8-inch side armor, causing minimal damage. Two of the adjoining 14-inch plates directly below the 8-inch armor were slightly forced inward and some minor flooding occurred.[41]The heavy fire of the British fleet forced Scheer to order the fleet to turn away.[42]Due to her reduced speed,Markgrafturned early in an attempt to maintain her place in the battle line; this, however, forcedGrosser Kurfürstto fall out of formation.Markgraffell in behindKronprinzwhileGrosser Kurfürststeamed ahead to return to her position behindKönig.[43]After successfully withdrawing from the British, Scheer ordered the fleet to assume night cruising formation, though communication errors between Scheer aboardFriedrich der GrosseandWestfalen,the lead ship, caused delays.[44]Several British light cruisers and destroyers stumbled into the German line around 21:20. In the ensuing short engagementMarkgrafhit the cruiserCalliopefive times with her secondary guns.[45]The fleet fell into formation by 23:30, withGrosser Kurfürstthe 13th vessel in the line of 24 capital ships.[44]

Around 02:45, several British destroyers mounted a torpedo attack against the rear half of the German line.Markgrafinitially held her fire as the identities of the destroyers were unknown. But gunners aboardGrosser Kurfürstcorrectly identified the vessels as hostile and opened fire while turning away to avoid torpedoes, which promptedMarkgrafto follow suit.[46]Heavy fire from the German battleships forced the British destroyers to withdraw.[47]At 05:06,Markgrafand several other battleships fired at what they thought was a submarine.[48]

The High Seas Fleet managed to punch through the British light forces without drawing the attention of Jellicoe's battleships, and subsequently reachedHorns Reefby 04:00 on 1 June.[49]Upon reaching Wilhelmshaven,Markgrafwent into harbor while several other battleships took up defensive positions in the outer roadstead.[50]The ship was transferred toHamburgwhere she was repaired inAG Vulcan's large floating dock. Repair work was completed by 20 July.[51]In the course of the battle,Markgrafhad fired a total of 254 shells from her main battery and 214 rounds from her 15 cm guns.[52]She was hit by five large-caliber shells, which killed 11 men and wounded 13.[53]

Subsequent operations[edit]

Following repairs in July 1916,Markgrafwent into the Baltic for trials. The ship was then temporarily assigned to I Scouting Group for thefleet operation on 18–19 August.Due to the serious damage incurred bySeydlitzandDerfflingerat Jutland, the only battlecruisers available for the operation wereVon der TannandMoltke,which were joined byMarkgraf,Grosser Kurfürst,and the new battleshipBayern.[9]The British were aware of the German plans, and sortied the Grand Fleet to meet them. By 14:35 during theaction of 19 August 1916,Scheer had been warned of the Grand Fleet's approach and, unwilling to engage the whole of the Grand Fleet just 11 weeks after the decidedly close engagement at Jutland, turned his forces around and retreated to German ports.[54]

Markgrafwas present for the uneventful advance in the direction of Sunderland on 18–20 October. Unit training with III Squadron followed from 21 October to 2 November. Two days later, the ship formally rejoined III Squadron. On the 5th, a pair of U-boats grounded on the Danish coast. Light forces were sent to recover the vessels, and III Squadron, which was in the North Sea en route to Wilhelmshaven, was ordered to cover them.[9]During the operation, the British submarineJ1torpedoed bothGrosser KurfürstandKronprinzand caused moderate damage.[55]For most of 1917,Markgrafwas occupied with guard duties in the North Sea, interrupted only by a refit period in January and periodic unit training in the Baltic.[9]

Operation Albion[edit]

Map showing the movements of the German Navy and Army to seize Riga and the islands in the Gulf
Main article:Operation Albion

In early September 1917, following the German conquest of the Russian port ofRiga,the German navy decided to eliminate the Russian naval forces that still held theGulf of Riga.TheAdmiralstab(Navy High Command) planned an operation to seize the Baltic island ofÖsel,and specifically the Russian gun batteries on theSworbe Peninsula.[56]On 18 September, the order was issued for a joint operation with the army to capture Ösel andMoonIslands; the primary naval component was to comprise theflagship,Moltke,along with III and IV Battle Squadrons of the High Seas Fleet. III Squadron consisted of the fourKönig-class ships, and was by this time augmented with the new battleshipBayern.IV Squadron consisted of the fiveKaiser-class battleships. Along with nine light cruisers, three torpedo boat flotillas, and dozens of mine warfare ships, the entire force numbered some 300 ships, supported by over 100 aircraft and sixzeppelins.The invasion force amounted to approximately 24,600officersandenlisted men.[57]

Opposing the Germans were the old Russianpre-dreadnoughtsSlavaandTsesarevich,thearmored cruisersBayan,Admiral Makarov,andDiana,26 destroyers, and several torpedo boats and gunboats. Three BritishC-classsubmarines were also stationed in the Gulf. The Irben Strait, the main southern entrance to the Gulf of Riga, was heavily mined and defended by a number of coastal artillery batteries. The garrison on Ösel numbered nearly 14,000 men, though by 1917 it had been reduced to 60 to 70 percent strength.[58]

The operation began on 12 October, whenMoltkeand the fourKönig-class ships covered the landing of ground troops by suppressing the shore batteries coveringTagga Bay.[58]Markgraffired on the battery located on Cape Ninnast. After the successful amphibious assault, III Squadron steamed toPutziger Wiek,althoughMarkgrafremained behind for several days. On the 17th,Markgrafleft Tagga Bay to rejoin her squadron in the Gulf of Riga, but early on the following morning she ran aground at the entrance toKalkgrund.The ship was quickly freed, and she reached the III Squadron anchorage north of Larina Bank on the 19th. The next day,Markgrafsteamed to Moon Sound, and on the 25th participated in the bombardment of Russian positions on the island ofKynö.The ship returned toArensburgon 27 October, and two days later was detached from Operation Albion to return to the North Sea.[59]

Markgrafstruck a pair of mines in quick succession while in theIrben Straitand took in 260 metric tons (260 long tons; 290 short tons) of water. The ship continued on to Kiel viaNeufahrwasserinDanzig;she then went on to Wilhelmshaven, where the mine damage was repaired. The work was completed at theImperial Dockyardfrom 6 to 23 November.[9]After repairs were completed,Markgrafreturned to guard duty in the North Sea. She missed an attempted raid on a British convoy on 23–25 April 1918, as she was in dock in Kiel from 15 March to 5 May for the installation of a new foremast.[59]

Fate[edit]

Painting ofMarkgrafentering theFirth of Forth

Markgrafand her three sisters were to have taken part in afinal fleet actionat the end of October 1918, days before theArmisticewas to take effect. The bulk of the High Seas Fleet was to have sortied from their base in Wilhelmshaven to engage the British Grand Fleet. Scheer—by now theGrand Admiral(Großadmiral) of the fleet—intended to inflict as much damage as possible on the British navy in order to obtain a better bargaining position for Germany, despite the expected casualties. However, many of the war-weary sailors felt the operation would disrupt the peace process and prolong the war.[60]On the morning of 29 October 1918, the order was given to sail from Wilhelmshaven the following day. Starting on the night of 29 October, sailors onThüringenand then on several other battleships, includingMarkgraf,mutinied.[61]The unrest ultimately forced Hipper and Scheer to cancel the operation.[62]Informed of the situation, the Kaiser stated, "I no longer have a navy."[63]

Following the capitulation of Germany in November 1918, most of the High Seas Fleet ships, under the command of Rear AdmiralLudwig von Reuter,were interned in the British naval base in Scapa Flow.[62]Prior to the departure of the German fleet, AdmiralAdolf von Trothamade clear to Reuter that he could not allow the Allies to seize the ships, under any conditions.[64]The fleet rendezvoused with the Britishlight cruiserCardiff,which led the ships to the Allied fleet that was to escort the Germans to Scapa Flow. The massive flotilla consisted of some 370 British, American, and French warships.[65]Once the ships were interned, their guns were disabled through the removal of theirbreech blocks,and their crews were reduced to 200 officers and enlisted men.[66]

A map designating the locations where the German ships were sunk.
Map of the scuttled ships showingMarkgraf(#6)

The fleet remained in captivity during the negotiations that ultimately produced theTreaty of Versailles.Reuter believed that the British intended to seize the German ships on 21 June 1919, which was the deadline for Germany to have signed the peace treaty. Unaware that the deadline had been extended to the 23rd, Reuterordered the ships to be sunkat the first opportunity. On the morning of 21 June, the British fleet left Scapa Flow to conduct training maneuvers, and at 11:20 Reuter transmitted the order to his ships.[64]Markgrafsank at 16:45.[4]The British soldiers in the guard detail panicked in their attempt to prevent the Germans from scuttling the ships;[67]they shot and killedMarkgraf's captain, Walter Schumann, who was in a lifeboat,[8]and an enlisted man.[68]In total, the guards killed nine Germans and wounded twenty-one. The remaining crews, totaling some 1,860 officers and enlisted men, were imprisoned.[67]

Markgrafwas never raised for scrapping, unlike most of the other capital ships that were scuttled.[4]Markgrafand her two sisters had sunk in deeper water than the other capital ships, which made any salvage attempt more difficult. The outbreak of World War II in 1939 put a halt to all salvage operations, and after the war it was determined that salvaging the deeper wrecks was financially impractical.[69]The rights to future salvage operations on the wrecks were sold to Britain in 1962.[4]Owing to the fact that the steel that composed their hulls was produced before the advent of nuclear weapons,Markgrafand her sisters are among the few accessible sources oflow-background steel,which has occasionally been removed for use in scientific devices.[69]

The wrecks ofMarkgrafand the battleshipsKönigandKronprinz Wilhelmwere designated maritime scheduled ancient monuments on 23 May 2001.[70]The wrecks are popular dive sites, and are protected by a policy barring divers from recovering items from them.[71]In 2017, marine archaeologists from the Orkney Research Center for Archaeology conducted extensive surveys ofMarkgrafand nine other wrecks in the area, including six other German and three British warships. The archaeologists mapped the wrecks with sonar and examined them withremotely operated underwater vehiclesas part of an effort to determine how the wrecks are deteriorating.[72]

The wreck at some point came into the ownership of the firm Scapa Flow Salvage, which sold the rights to the vessel to Tommy Clark, a diving contractor, in 1981. Clark listed the wreck for sale oneBaywith a "buy-it-now" price of £250,000, with the auction lasting until 28 June 2019. Three other wrecks—those ofKronprinz Wilhelm,König,and the light cruiserKarlsruhe—all also owned by Clark, were also placed for sale.[73]The wrecks ofMarkgrafand her two sisters ultimately sold for £25,500 apiece to a company from theMiddle East,whileKarlsruhesold to a private buyer for £8,500.[74]

Notes[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff",or English:His Majesty's Ship.
  2. ^In Imperial German Navy gun nomenclature, "SK" (Schnelladekanone) denotes that the gun is quick loading, while the L/50 denotes the length of the gun. In this case, the L/50 gun is 50calibers,meaning that the gun is 45 times as long as it is inborediameter.[5]
  3. ^German warships were ordered under provisional names. For new additions to the fleet, they were given a single letter; for those ships intended to replace older or lost vessels, they were ordered as "Ersatz(name of the ship to be replaced) ". SeeGröner,p. 27.
  4. ^The compass can be divided into 32 points, each corresponding to 11.25 degrees. A two-point turn to port would alter the ships' course by 22.5 degrees.
  5. ^V. E. Tarrant states thatNicatorandNestorlaunched four torpedoes againstGrosser KurfürstandKönig,though all four missed their targets. John Campbell, however, states that these two ships instead targetedDerfflingerandLützow,and it wasMoorsomthat fired the four torpedoes, though atGrosser KurfürstandMarkgraf.See:Tarrant,p. 114, andCampbell,pp. 55–56, respectively.

Citations[edit]

  1. ^Herwig,p. 70.
  2. ^Campbell & Sieche,pp. 147–148.
  3. ^abGröner,p. 27.
  4. ^abcdefgGröner,p. 28.
  5. ^Grießmer,p. 177.
  6. ^Staff,p. 27.
  7. ^Campbell & Sieche,p. 147.
  8. ^abKoop & Schmolke,p. 131.
  9. ^abcdefgStaff,p. 35.
  10. ^Staff,p. 29.
  11. ^Tarrant,pp. 43–44.
  12. ^Tarrant,p. 49.
  13. ^Tarrant,p. 50.
  14. ^Staff,pp. 32, 35.
  15. ^Tarrant,p. 53.
  16. ^Tarrant,p. 54.
  17. ^Tarrant,p. 286.
  18. ^Tarrant,pp. 94–95.
  19. ^Tarrant,pp. 100–101.
  20. ^abTarrant,p. 110.
  21. ^Tarrant,pp. 110–111.
  22. ^Tarrant,p. 116.
  23. ^Tarrant,p. 118.
  24. ^Campbell,p. 100.
  25. ^Campbell,p. 101.
  26. ^Campbell,p. 110.
  27. ^Campbell,p. 111.
  28. ^Campbell,pp. 144–145.
  29. ^Tarrant,p. 137.
  30. ^Tarrant,p. 138.
  31. ^abCampbell,pp. 152–153.
  32. ^Campbell,p. 181.
  33. ^Campbell,pp. 170–172.
  34. ^Campbell,p. 153.
  35. ^Campbell,p. 155.
  36. ^Campbell,p. 156.
  37. ^Campbell,pp. 193–195.
  38. ^Campbell,p. 162.
  39. ^Campbell,p. 204.
  40. ^Campbell,p. 206.
  41. ^Campbell,p. 245.
  42. ^Tarrant,pp. 172–174.
  43. ^Campbell,p. 201.
  44. ^abCampbell,p. 275.
  45. ^Campbell,pp. 250–251.
  46. ^Campbell,pp. 298–299.
  47. ^Campbell,pp. 300–301.
  48. ^Campbell,p. 314.
  49. ^Tarrant,pp. 246–247.
  50. ^Campbell,p. 320.
  51. ^Campbell,p. 336.
  52. ^Tarrant,p. 292.
  53. ^Tarrant,pp. 296, 298.
  54. ^Massie,p. 683.
  55. ^Preston,p. 80.
  56. ^Halpern,p. 213.
  57. ^Halpern,pp. 214–215.
  58. ^abHalpern,p. 215.
  59. ^abStaff,pp. 35–36.
  60. ^Tarrant,pp. 280–281.
  61. ^Tarrant,pp. 281–282.
  62. ^abTarrant,p. 282.
  63. ^Herwig,p. 252.
  64. ^abHerwig,p. 256.
  65. ^Herwig,pp. 254–255.
  66. ^Herwig,p. 255.
  67. ^abHerwig,p. 257.
  68. ^Staff,p. 36.
  69. ^abButler,p. 229.
  70. ^"Scapa Flow, wrecks of 3 battleships of German High Seas Fleet (SM9298)".portal.historicenvironment.scot.Historic Environment Scotland.Retrieved3 July2022.
  71. ^Konstam,p. 187.
  72. ^Gannon.
  73. ^"Scapa Flow: Sunken WW1 battleships up for sale on eBay".BBC News.19 June 2019.Retrieved19 June2019.
  74. ^"Sunken WW1 Scapa Flow warships sold for £85,000 on eBay".BBC News.9 July 2019.Retrieved1 September2019.

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Dodson, Aidan; Cant, Serena (2020).Spoils of War: The Fate of Enemy Fleets after the Two World Wars.Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing.ISBN978-1-5267-4198-1.

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