Post War
After the end of World War I, the bulk of the Navy's modern ships (74 in all) were interned at Scapa Flow where the entire fleet (with a few exceptions) was scuttled by its crews on 21 June 1919 on orders from its commander, Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter.
Many of the ships were subsequently salvaged by Ernest Cox.
Read more about this topic: Imperial German Navy
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