 | German Kaiserliche Battleships| World War I Discuss German Kaiserliche Battleships in the Other Eras forums; Hi everybody,
When someone think about the German Navy during the world wars, usually only the U-Boats came to ... |
|
02-07-2005, 05:29 PM
|
#1 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: South of the Border
Posts: 111
| German Kaiserliche Battleships
Hi everybody,
When someone think about the German Navy during the world wars, usually only the U-Boats came to mind. However, I´ve been collecting some images from the Imperial Navy and its pre-Dreadnoughts and Dreadnoughts.
The Kaiserliche Marine had some beautiful vessels, with all those cannons (with that arrangement in mid-ship), and although many had survived the war, most met its end in the infamous "Great Scuttle" in Scapa Flow, while in captivity, in June 1919.
Let´s see some of the monsters.
Hope you enjoy.
Douglas. | 
|  | |
02-07-2005, 05:31 PM
|
#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: South of the Border
Posts: 111
| more ships
More pictures | |
| | |
02-07-2005, 05:34 PM
|
#3 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: South of the Border
Posts: 111
| Kaiserliche marine
Two pre-Dreadnoughts vessels... | |
| | |
02-07-2005, 05:37 PM
|
#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: South of the Border
Posts: 111
| SMS Rheinland
Some interesting pictures of the SMS Rheinland | |
| | |
02-07-2005, 05:37 PM
|
#5 | | He who does not skim
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Posts: 8,957
Country:  | The High Sea Fleet had a very short life. Pity. 
From a naval lover's point of view, that is. Nice pics! | |
| | |
02-07-2005, 05:39 PM
|
#6 | | Forum Politruk
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bristol, UK
Posts: 2,400
Country:  | | |
| | |
02-07-2005, 05:43 PM
|
#7 | | He who does not skim
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Posts: 8,957
Country: | Ah yes, that's an interesting site! | |
| | |
02-07-2005, 05:43 PM
|
#8 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: South of the Border
Posts: 111
| SMS Schleswig Holstein
This is the vessel which shot the very first shots of World War II: the SMS (later KMS) Schleswig-Holstein. Built in 1906, this pre-Dreadnought was one of the four old battleships that Germany was allowed to keep after the Versailles Treaty.
On September 1s, 1939, this ship was anchonred at Danzig and started to fire over Polish positions at 4:45AM - the first shots of WWII. The ship saw some action during the War and was only put out of action in April, 1945, after soviet aerial attack. Its hull was after used by the Soviets fot firing practice, ending its "career" during the Fifties - a very long combat life.
Douglas. | |
| | |
02-07-2005, 05:54 PM
|
#9 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: South of the Border
Posts: 111
| SMS König
Hi,
Thanks for the link and the comments!
Here is one of the wrecks shown in the above site during its glorious days: SMS König. | |
| | |
02-07-2005, 06:43 PM
|
#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 12,057
Country:  | I don't see anything with the High Seas Fleet having a short life, the Royal Navy sunk it! 
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004  To those in that club. | |
| | |
02-07-2005, 07:04 PM
|
#11 | | He who does not skim
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Posts: 8,957
Country: | | |
| | |
02-07-2005, 07:12 PM
|
#12 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 12,057
Country: |  We are cruel sods...we let them get their hopes up then BAM!
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club. | |
| | |
02-19-2005, 04:26 PM
|
#13 | | Banned
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 795
| Quote: |
Originally Posted by plan_D I don't see anything with the High Seas Fleet having a short life, the Royal Navy sunk it! | I did now know that the RN set off the scuttling chargers. Learn something new everyday.  | |
| | |
02-20-2005, 02:33 PM
|
#14 | | He who does not skim
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Posts: 8,957
Country: | Very clever, those Kippers. | |
| | |
02-26-2005, 02:36 PM
|
#15 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: UK
Posts: 3,505
Country:  | Heres one from the Senior Service that the Kaiser wanted too emulate HMS Warspite survived 13 hits at Jutland and saw the demise of the grand fleet. in WW2 Survived Ariel bombing and took on 5000 tons of water scored a remarkable hit on an Italian cruiser at 18 miles, hit a mine was damaged but still put on a show during D-Day
and refused to be scraped in 1946 by breaking her tow on the way to the breakers and running aground
__________________
"Only thoses who lose freedom know it's true worth"
Unknown French woman interviewed June 1944 | |
| | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:02 PM. | | |
