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The Imperial German Navy, Battlecruiser SMS Von der Tann Circa 1918
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The Imperial German Navy, Battlecruiser SMS Von der Tann Circa 1918
The Imperial German Navy, Battlecruiser SMS Von der Tann Circa 1918.
She was the German navys first major turbine-powered warship. When the Von der Tann was commissioned in 1910 she was the fastest dreadnought-type warship afloat, capable of reaching speeds in excess of 27 knots.
The Von der Tann participated in a number of fleet actions during the First World War, including several bombardments of the English coast, the Gorleston Raid of 3 November 1914 and the raid on the Yorkshire coast 16th December 1914. She was present at the Battle of Jutland, where she destroyed the British battlecruiser HMS Indefatigable in the opening minutes of the engagement.
Following the end of the war in November 1918, Von der Tann, along with most of the High Seas Fleet, was interned at Scapa Flow pending a decision by the Allies as to the fate of the fleet. The ship met her end on the 21st June 1919 when her German caretaker crew scuttled her along with other ships of the High Sea Fleet to prevent their division amongst the Allied navies. The wreck was raised in 1930, and scrapped at Rosyth from 1931 to 1934
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