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First World War German Navy


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German Battleships and Cruisers of World War One, naval prints of SMS Seydlitz, SMS Baden, Bayern and coming soon Derfflinger, Lutzow and Hindenberg. Naval art published by Cranston Fine Arts.

 

German battle Cruiser built by Blohn and Voss in Hamburg and launched on the 30th March 1912 and completed on the 17th August 1913.

A magnificent battlecruiser the Seydlitz became the flag ship to the High Seas Fleet Scouting Force. The Seydlitz also took part in the Battle of Dogger Bank and Battle of Jutland. Battle of Dogger bank, 24th January 1915. Saw Seydlitz badly damaged by three 13.5 inch shells one coming from HMS Lion which caused major damage by exploding as it went through the stern turret which caused a fire that ignited 62 complete charges.  The Seydlitz was mined on the 24th April. Battle of Jutland  831st May 1916. The Seydlitz was torpedoed either by HMS Petard or HMS Turbulent. and by eighth 15 inch shells and six 13.5 inch shells and eight 12 - inch shells.  The worst damage came from five 15 inch shells which caused severe flooding. which nearly caused her to sink.  The Seydlitz received more hits than any other Battleship or Battle cruiser in the Battle of Jutland.

 On the 24th of November 1918, after the armistice she was interned at Scapa Flow where her crew on the 21st June 1919 scuttled her. she was raised  on the 2nd of November 1928 and scrapped at Rosyth

BATTLE CRUISER DETAILS.  DISPLACEMENT.  24,594 to 26,180 tons      SPEED 27 to 28 knots.

Armament.  Ten  11-inch Guns in pairs in five turrets, Twelve 5.9 -inch guns in single turrets twelve  3.4 -inch guns in single turrets. four 20-inch torpedo tubes all submerged. Ships compliment 1108  (but at Jutland a crew of 1425 were on board)

The Kaiser's Ship by Randall Wilson Emerging from a smokescreen SMS Baden surges ahead of her sister ship SMS Bayern to resume battle speed in these fleet manoeuvres in the Baltic, during 1917.

BAYERN CLASS  Built as a response to the New Royal naval battleships of the Queen Elizabeth Class. and the Baden and Bayern were the first German battleships to have 15-inch guns which fired a 1,653  lb shell. Both missed the Battle of Jutland. Two other ships were also planned but not completed. The Wurttemberg ;launched 20th of june 1917 but work was stopped during 1917 and finally stricken in November 1919.  The Sachen was launched in November 1916 not completed and broken up in 1920.

 BAYERN  Built by Howaldtswerke at Kiel and launched on the 18th February 1915, commissioned  on the 18th March 1916. Missed the Battle of Jutland. During the operation Albion  the Bayern was mined in the Gulf of Riga. This caused serious flooding in the Torpedo Rooms after this four torpedo tubes were removed.  Interned at Scapa Flow she was scuttled by her crew on the 21st June 1919 and raised in 1935 to be scrapped at Rosyth.

BADEN  Built at Schichau at Danzig and launched on the 30th October 1915 and commissioned on the 19th October 1916. Missed Jutland. Baden became fleet flagship in March 1917 when she entered the fleet. She was interned at Scapa Flow on the14th December 1919 and the crew attempted to Scuttle her on the 21st June 1919. But Failed she was finally beached by Royal naval Tugs.  Baden was used by the Royal navy for Gunnery practice and was sunk off Portsmouth.

The uncompleted WURTENBERG AND SACHSEN were both broken up on the slipways at Hamburg and Kiel.

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HMS Birmingham Commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, Ramming the German Submarine U15 on August 9th 1914 by M G Swanwick (P)

HMS Birmingham Commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, Ramming the German Submarine U15 on August 9th 1914 by M G Swanwick (P)
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Lieutenant J. M. Jacksons Surprise Capture Of The German Gunboat Komet.

Lieutenant J. M. Jacksons Surprise Capture Of The German Gunboat Komet.
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The German Cruiser Emden After H.M.S. Sydney Had Done With Her.

The German Cruiser Emden After H.M.S. Sydney Had Done With Her.
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An Aeroplane Directing The Fire Of The Severn And Mersey On The German Cruiser Konigsberg.

An Aeroplane Directing The Fire Of The Severn And Mersey On The German Cruiser Konigsberg.
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The Miura, Commanded By Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Kersley, R.N.R., Ramming A German Torpedo-Boat.

The Miura, Commanded By Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Kersley, R.N.R., Ramming A German Torpedo-Boat.
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British Torpedo Boat Destroyers In Pursuit Of The German Torpedo Boats A2 and A6.

British Torpedo Boat Destroyers In Pursuit Of The German Torpedo Boats A2 and A6.
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Almost The First Round From The Glasgow Landed in the Stern of the Dresden.

Almost The First Round From The Glasgow Landed in the Stern of the Dresden.
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HMS Birmingham Commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, Hitting the Conning Tower of the German Submarine U15.

HMS Birmingham Commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, Hitting the Conning Tower of the German Submarine U15.
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The Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse, With Water Pouring in Amidships Heels Over To Port.

The Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse, With Water Pouring in Amidships Heels Over To Port.
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A Fire Breaks Out In The Forepart Of The Nurnberg.

A Fire Breaks Out In The Forepart Of The Nurnberg.
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German destroyers come to the rescue of the crew of the sinking German cruiser Hela torpedoed by the British Submarine E9.

German destroyers come to the rescue of the crew of the sinking German cruiser Hela torpedoed by the British Submarine E9.
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British Destroyers, accompanied by the light cruiser Amphion, under the command of Captain C. H. Fox chasing the German mine laying ship Konigin Luise.

British Destroyers, accompanied by the light cruiser Amphion, under the command of Captain C. H. Fox chasing the German mine laying ship Konigin Luise.
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The Gneisenaus desperate fight with the British battle cruisers Invincible and Inflexible.

The Gneisenaus desperate fight with the British battle cruisers Invincible and Inflexible.
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Boats from the British ships picking up the survivors of the Gneisenau.

Boats from the British ships picking up the survivors of the Gneisenau.
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The First Fight Between Warships And Zeppelins.

The First Fight Between Warships And Zeppelins.
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A Great Fire Breaks Out Aft Of The Greif.

A Great Fire Breaks Out Aft Of The Greif.
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A Tremendous Explosion Sends The Greif To The Bottom.

A Tremendous Explosion Sends The Greif To The Bottom.
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The German Battle Cruisers Derflinger, Seydlitz And Moltke, And The Battleship Blucher, The North Sea To Shell English Seaside Resorts.

The German Battle Cruisers Derflinger, Seydlitz And Moltke, And The Battleship Blucher, The North Sea To Shell English Seaside Resorts.
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The Blucher Falls Behind.

The Blucher Falls Behind.
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Rekruten Exerzieren mit Handwaffen an Deck eines Panzerschiffes by S Stower.

Rekruten Exerzieren mit Handwaffen an Deck eines Panzerschiffes by S Stower.
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Jm Gefechtsmars eines Kreuzers by S Stower.

Jm Gefechtsmars eines Kreuzers by S Stower.
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HMS Birmingham Commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, Ramming the German Submarine U15 on August 9th 1914 by M G Swanwick (P)

Having swept away the periscope and conning tower of the German submarine U15 with a salvo of six shots from the Birminghams guns, Captain Arthur Duff ordered the cruisers engines to be set at full speed. With a turn of the helm she was brought round with her bows pointing straight at the disabled submarine. Then dashing forward at 25 miles per hour the 5,400 ton cruiser rode into U15, which rolled over and sank to the bottom of the sea with its crew of three officers and twenty men.


Lieutenant J. M. Jacksons Surprise Capture Of The German Gunboat Komet.

The capture of the German gunboat Komet was an incident worthy of the great days of Nelson. Lieut. Jackson was informed by natives that the Komet was hiding off the coast of New Guinea. He accordingly organised a party to capture her. So well was the affair arranged that the enemy had no inkling of the approach of Lieut. Jacksons boat, and before they could recover from their surprise he and his men had swarmed on board and resistance was useless.


The German Cruiser Emden After H.M.S. Sydney Had Done With Her.

It was on the 9th November 1914, that the Emden, disguised with an additional funnel, approached the wireless station of Cocos Island to destroy the gear. News of her arrival was immediately cabled to Singapore and flashed out by wireless, and H.M.S. Sydney was ordered to Cocos at full speed. With heavier guns and superior speed the Sydney possessed the advantage, and her commander, Captain J. C. T. G. Glossop, extracted every ounce of value from her. The Emden opened fire at 9.40 and for a few rounds her shooting was good, but as the Sydneys shells took effect, the Germans began to fire wildly. The Sydney used her speed to get the best advantage out of the superior range of her guns, and after an hour and forty minutes, the Germans ship was reduced to such a condition that her captain ran her ashore on North Keeling Island to prevent her from sinking. Even then, not until she was an absolute wreck, did Captain Muller haul down his flag. Captain Glossop was made a Companion of the Bath for his services, and six men of the Sydneys crew received the D.S.M.


An Aeroplane Directing The Fire Of The Severn And Mersey On The German Cruiser Konigsberg.

For eight months the Konigsberg lay in her undignified retreat, and then two monitors were despatched to East Africa by the Admirality. The Severn (Commander E. Fullerton) and Mersey (Lieut.- Commander R.A. Wilson) made their first attack on July 6th 1915. An aeroplane was sent up to discover the whereabouts of the Konigsberg, and found her with great palm branches lashed to her masts and her decks scattered about with follage so as to render her invisible. With the aeroplane to direct the firing the British gunners soon made hits, but the day ended with the Konigsberg still firing her four guns. The end came on the 11th, when the Severn, decked to resemble a floating island, drifted up the river near to the unsuspecting Konigsberg. A heavy duel ensued, and to cut a long story short the Severn won the day. For this good work, Commander Fitzmaurice, Fullerton and Wilson of the Navy, and Squadron-Commander R. Gordon, Flight-Commander Cull, and Flight-Sub-Lieutenant H. J. Arnold, of the Air Service, each received the D.S.O.


The Miura, Commanded By Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Kersley, R.N.R., Ramming A German Torpedo-Boat.

The German torpedo boats, the A2 and the A6, immediately attacked the three remaining vessels, the Barbados, Miura and Chirsit, riddling their upper works with machine gun fire, though doing little real damage. Their attention was specially directed at first to the Barbados, and her skipper being badly wounded in the foot, Lieutenant-Commander Sir James Domville took the wheel and handled the ship with great dexterity. The Chirsit a vessel captured from the enemy and now commanded by Sub-Lieutenant Stapleford-drew away from the thick of the fight to draw the fire of the enemy upon hi vessel. These tactics were successful, and the A6, which engaged her, was so much occupied that she did not notice the Miura, commanded by Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Kersley, R.N.R., coming up on her quarter. Soon, however, the enemy fired a torpedo. It missed, and a few moments later the Miura crashed into her stern, knocking a hole in her below the water line, besides sending some of her crew overboard.


British Torpedo Boat Destroyers In Pursuit Of The German Torpedo Boats A2 and A6.

With the A6 badly damaged and down by the stern, the Germans thought it wise to make for home. The Barbados had, however, got into touch by wireless with the destroyer Leonidas, who in turn summoned three of her sister craft. The two German torpedo boats soon saw four columns of smoke on the horizon, and they knew they were being pursued. Within an hour both vessels had met their fate, and were lying at the bottom of the sea. Forty-four of the total number of fifty-nine officers and men on board the Germans were picked up from the sea It then came to light that when the Columbia sank, one of her officers and two of her men were picked up and afterwards locked up by the Germans. Though the British saved forty-four of the Germans, the latter, utterly indifferent to the fate of the British sailors, left them to drown like rats in a trap.


Almost The First Round From The Glasgow Landed in the Stern of the Dresden.

The Dresden also lacked coal and put into a Chilean port. Here the Governor of the island that she must leave within twenty-four hours, but her captain refused to do so, and remained in defiance of Chilian neutrality told her. When the British ships arrived on the scene, the Glasgow leading, they found the Dresden lying within the territorial waters of a neutral Power and in open defiance of the wishes of that Power. The Glasgow at onece opened fire with her 6-inch guns, and almost the first round landed in the stern of the Dresden and set her ablaze. The Germans replied, and then the Kent came into action, but after the first salvo from her powerful broadside the Germans hoisted a white flag and sent out a steam launch, representing to the British commander that he was outraging international law by attacking the Dresden in neutral waters, but as the Dresden had been violating Chilean neutrality for nearly a week, Captain Luce informed the German commander that he intended to sink the Dresden unless the Germans sank her themselves.


HMS Birmingham Commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, Hitting the Conning Tower of the German Submarine U15.

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The Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse, With Water Pouring in Amidships Heels Over To Port.

What was perhaps the decisive shot struck the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse amidships on the water line. Half an hour after the action had begun, water was pouring in at the gaping hole amidships, and the great vessel began to slowly heel over to port.


A Fire Breaks Out In The Forepart Of The Nurnberg.

The Kent began firing lyddite at a range of 7,500 yards, when the two ships were running broadside to broadside. The upper deck of the Nurnberg was already a mass of twisted and battered iron, while her sides were heavily marked with shell holes. Before long a great fire burst out in the forepart of the ship and her guns ceased firing. But as the Kent which also ceased firing, steamed to within 3,000 yards, the Nurnbergs flag was seen to be still flying. The British gunners began to shell the doomed ship again, and in five minutes her flag was brought down with a run. The action lasted just two hours, and for his gallant services Captain J.D. Allen was awarded a C.B.


German destroyers come to the rescue of the crew of the sinking German cruiser Hela torpedoed by the British Submarine E9.

Early on the morning of Sunday September 13th 1914, while cruising with another submarine. Lieutenant commander Max Kennedy Horton sighted a German cruiser Hela steaming out from Wilhelmshaven. As she came nearer, the two submarines dived right down. Presently the E9 came up again, and Lieutenant commander Horton took his bearings, and in quick succession gave the orders to dive and to release the two bow torpedoes. A muffled report and slight roll of the submarine told that one of the torpedoes had found its mark. The E9 promptly dived and waited below for fifteen minutes. On coming up again the Hela was seen with a heavy list to starboard, and a number of ships had arrived to take off the crew and hunt for her assailant.


British Destroyers, accompanied by the light cruiser Amphion, under the command of Captain C. H. Fox chasing the German mine laying ship Konigin Luise.

Within a few hours of the outbreak of war a division of British destroyers, accompanied by the light cruiser Amphion, under the command of Captain C. H. Fox, slipped out from Harwich to begin searchlight the lower end of the North Sea. On falling in with a trawler they were told by the skipper that a suspicious looking vessel had been seen throwing things overboard. Steaming on at full speed, the four leading destroyers very soon sighted what appeared to be a Great Eastern Railway steamer making towards the Dutch coast. As they rushed forward, the steamer began to put on speed, and she was soon running for all she was worth. A warning shot was fired, summoning her to stop. But as she failed to do so, the 31-pounders of the destroyers opened fire.


The Gneisenaus desperate fight with the British battle cruisers Invincible and Inflexible.

When the Scharnhorst had been disposed of, there still remained the Gneisenau to contend with. Though her condition was almost as terrible as that of her sister ship, she continued a determined but ineffectual effort to fight the two battle cruisers Invincible and Inflexible. At half past five, when barely able to move, she headed towards the flagship, and it was thought that her guns had all been silenced. Admiral Sturdee at once gave the order for his ships to cease-fire. Before the order could be signalled, however, the Gneisenau opened fire again, and continued firing at intervals from the only gun remaining intact. But at six oclock she turned over, and in less than a minute sank to the bottom of the sea.


Boats from the British ships picking up the survivors of the Gneisenau.

Nearly two hundred of the Gneisenaus crew were picked up after she sank, but many of these died as a consequence of their sudden immersion in nearly freezing water. The survivors declared that nearly six hundred men had been killed outright onboard, and that the entire upper deck of the ship had been shot away. When every round of ammunition had been fired, the surviving officers opened the submerged torpedo tubes to let in the water and sink the ship. For his services in destroying the German squadron, Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee was created a Baronet. In the Invincible, Mr Thomas A Wells, Carpenter R.N., was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, while leading seamen (first Class Gunlayer) F.S. Martin, and engine room Artificer G. H. F. McCarten, were given the Distinguished Service Medal, which decoration was also awarded to Chief engine Room Artificer robber Snowdon of the Inflexible.


The First Fight Between Warships And Zeppelins.

On the Christmas Eve of 1914 three vessels, carrying seaplanes, left Harwich, escorted by cruisers, destroyers and submarines, for an aerial reconnaissance at Heligoland and the German North Sea ports. Seven aeroplanes were taken, and they were launched in spite of a dense fog. When the fog began to clear, the British ships found themselves pursued by two Zeppelins and several German seaplanes, as they were proceeding to the spot where they were to meet the returning airmen. The light cruisers Arethusa and Undaunted opened fire, and some 6-inch shells burst very close to the Zeppelins, which turned and made off. The seaplanes were more daring, but, though they got directly over the ships, they did not succeed in hitting them.


A Great Fire Breaks Out Aft Of The Greif.

The range was so short that missing seemed an impossibility, but the gunnery of the German raider was abominable. The British gunners, however, got home on the Greif from the very first. Her bridge was carried away at the first broadside, and then, yard by yard, the British guns searched the upper works for the wireless room from which were issuing the meaningless jargons that jammed the Alcantaras wireless. The enemys wireless was soon smashed, and the British guns then began to batter the hull and water line of their opponent, and in a few minutes the Greif has a great fire balancing aft.


A Tremendous Explosion Sends The Greif To The Bottom.

Presently theyre happened one of those mishaps, which occur to the most efficiently, handled ships. An unlucky shot carried away the Alcantaras steering gear, and, unmanageable, she swung round with her broadside to the enemy. As the Greif settled down into the water she was able to bring her torpedo tubes to bear on this most favourable target. Two torpedoes missed, and then a third caught the Alcantara squarely. It is believed that the Greif carried a big cargo of mines, for presently she blew up with a tremendous explosion and went to the bottom. A few minutes later the Alcantara turned over and sank.


The German Battle Cruisers Derflinger, Seydlitz And Moltke, And The Battleship Blucher, The North Sea To Shell English Seaside Resorts.

On the early morning of Sunday, January 24th 1915, a powerful German force of battle cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers came pelting across the Dogger Bank bent on shelling English seaside resorts. There was the newly completed Derfflinger, carrying eight 12-inch guns on her 28,000 tons; the Seydlitz and Moltke, armed with ten 11-inch apiece; and the Blucher a sort of semi-Dreadnought with the fine sounding armament of twelve 8.2-inch guns. The light cruisers and destroyers were sent on ahead so as to give timely warning of any danger.


The Blucher Falls Behind.

Bit by bit the Blucher fell behind; bit by bit she was knocked to pieces as the Lion shelled her, passed on to the next ahead, and left the following ship-the Tiger-to give the Blucher a round or two as she sped by. So all the British ships hammered the German ship, nobly fighting to the last against impossible odds, in turn.


Rekruten Exerzieren mit Handwaffen an Deck eines Panzerschiffes by S Stower.

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Jm Gefechtsmars eines Kreuzers by S Stower.

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