Scapa 1919 - The Archaeology of a Scuttled Fleet

The German High Seas Fleet was one of the most powerful naval forces in the world, and had fought the pride of the Royal Navy to a stalemate at the battle of Jutland in 1916. After the armistice was signed, ending fighting in World War I, it surrendered to the British and was interned in Scapa Flow pending the outcome of the Treaty of Versailles. In June 1919, the entire fleet attempted to sink itself in the Flow to prevent it being broken up as war prizes. Of the 74 ships present, 52 sunk and 22 were prevented from doing so by circumstance and British intervention. Marine archaeologist and historian Dr Innes McCartney reveals for the first time what became of the warships that were scuttled, examining the circumstances behind the loss of each ship and reconciling what was known at the time to what the archaeology is telling us today. This fascinating study reveals a fleet lost for nearly a century beneath the waves.>

Product details

• Authors: Innes McCartney, McCartney Innes
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781472828903
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-2890-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 196 mm x 276 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Germany, First World War, HISTORY / Military / World War I, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Naval forces & warfare, Military vehicles, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Naval forces and warfare, Ships and boats: general interest, Military & Naval Ships, Underwater Archaeology, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period)