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Imperial German Navy Battleship SMS Grosser Kurfurst circa 1918
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Imperial German Navy Battleship SMS Grosser Kurfurst circa 1918
Imperial German Navy Battleship SMS Grosser Kurfurst circa 1918.
The SMS Grosser Kurfurst was formally commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 30 July 1914, just days before the outbreak of war. She took part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916 where was was hit eight times causing minor damage and killing 15 of her crew and wounding a further 10. She was a robust ship surviving being torpedoed by submarine J7 on 5th November 1916 and hitting a mine in the Gulf of Riga in October 1917.
Following the end of the war in November 1918, Grosser Kurfurst, 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 1938, and subsequently scrapped at Rosyth
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Imperial German Navy Battleship SMS Grosser Kurfurst, captured in a stunning photo print, stands as a testament to the might and resilience of the German naval forces during World War I. Commissioned just days before the outbreak of war in 1914, this formidable vessel played a significant role in history. With battle scars etched on her hull, SMS Grosser Kurfurst bravely faced the ferocity of warfare. In the infamous Battle of Jutland in 1916, she endured eight hits but emerged with only minor damage. However, this encounter claimed the lives of 15 crew members and left many wounded. Surviving further trials at sea including torpedo attacks and hitting a mine, this battleship proved her durability time and again. Yet, after Germany's defeat in November 1918, Grosser Kurfurst found herself interned along with other ships from the High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow. Tragically meeting her demise on June 21st, 1919 - scuttled by her own caretaker crew to prevent division among Allied navies - Grosser Kurfurst sank beneath the waves forever. However, her story did not end there; raised from its watery grave in 1938 and eventually scrapped at Rosyth. This print captures both the grandeur and tragic fate of SMS Grosser Kurfurst – an emblematic symbol of naval power that once ruled over vast oceans now preserved for posterity.
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