Jutland to Junkyard by Sc George
On 21 June 1919, at Scapa Flow, in Orkney, one of the most extraordinary events in naval history occurred. To the astonishment of those who witnessed it, the German High Seas Fleet, one of the most powerful in history began to sink. By late morning, 10 battleships, six battlecruisers, eight light cruisers and a host of smaller ships lay on the seabed. Although at the time the Admiralty stated that salving the ships was an impossibility, from 1924 onwards, each ships was raised and scrapped. This account of the salvage operation, which was first published in 1973, begins with a description of the origins of the German High Seas Fleet, its role during the Battle of Jutland, its surrender under the terms of armistice in 1918 and scuttling in Scapa Flow. The bulk of the book is dedicated to the story of its salvage, recounting the extraordinary ingenuity, courage and resourcefulness of the salvagers in the face of extreme odds.'I was deeply moved and full of gratitude to my brave officers and crew who had carried out their orders so brilliantlyAll these magnificent battleships and destroyers had gone, sunk, once the pride of the German nation. The German fleet had gone to its grave'
* Rear-Admiral Ludwig von Reuter *'Anyone with with an interest in the Scapa Flow story... will find this an excellent read, and those with an engineering mind will find it particularly hard to put down'
* New Shetlander *| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781843410102 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843410109 |
| Title | Jutland to Junkyard |
| Author | S C George |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 2003-08-11 |
| Number of pages | 168 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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