In 1919, German crews sank their own fleet at Scapa Flow. 100 years later, its steel became prized by industry for being radioactive-free

In 1919, German crews deliberately sank much of their surrendered fleet at Scapa Flow rather than allow the ships to be ...
The Scottish Farmer

Scuttling of German fleet in Scapa Flow 100 years ago commemorated

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In 1919, German sailors secretly sank 52 warships at Scapa Flow; the wrecks later became valuable for an unexpected reason

When the First World War finally ended, Germany’s powerful High Seas Fleet was not allowed to sail home. Instead, dozens of warships were sent to Scapa Flow in Scotland, where they remained under ...
The National Interest

In 1919, the German Navy’s Battleship Fleet Committed Suicide

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Today, many of the ships of the High Seas Fleet remain at the bottom of Scapa Flow, where wreck-divers often visit them. Given the enthusiasm with which scrappers ...
The National Interest

In a Few Hours, the Allies Decimated the German Navy’s Mighty Fleet

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The destruction of the High Seas Fleet on June 21, 1919 still marks the greatest destruction of naval power in a single day in modern military history. A little over ...
BBC

Scapa Flow scuttling: The day the German navy sank its own ships

In waters off Orkney a century ago, 52 German warships were sunk in one day - but this huge naval loss was not inflicted by enemy forces. Instead the scuttling of the German High Seas Fleet in Scapa ...