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The German Imperial Battlecruiser SMS Seydlitz seen here during Operation ZZ
The German Imperial Battlecruiser SMS Seydlitz seen here during Operation ZZ the surrender of the the German High Seas Fleet to the Royal Navy following the signing of the Armistice. 21st November 1918.
SMS Seydlitz was commission into the German Imperial Navy in May 1913 and was the flag ship for Admiral Hipper from June 1914 to October 1917. During this time she took part in Gorleston Raid of 2-4 November 1914, the first attack on the British coast during WWI and the attack on Hartlepool 16th December 1914. She also took part in the battles of Dogger Bank and Jutland in the North Sea. The ship suffered severe damage during both engagements. During the Battle of Dogger Bank, a large caliber shell fired from the British battlecruiser Lion struck Seydlitzs rearmost turret and nearly caused a magazine explosion. At the Battle of Jutland she was hit 21 times by heavy caliber shells and a torpedo. Early on in the battle she and her sister ship SMS Derfflinger engaged HMS Queen Mary destroying her in seconds.
Following the end of the war in November 1918, SMS Seydlitz, 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 1929, and subsequently scrapped at Rosyth
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The German Imperial Battlecruiser SMS Seydlitz, a symbol of both power and destruction, is captured in this poignant print during Operation ZZ. This historic moment marks the surrender of the formidable German High Seas Fleet to the Royal Navy after the signing of the Armistice on 21st November 1918. Commissioned into the German Imperial Navy in May 1913, SMS Seydlitz served as Admiral Hipper's flagship from June 1914 to October 1917. Throughout her service, she played a significant role in various naval engagements such as the Gorleston Raid and Hartlepool attack during World War I. Notably, she bravely fought alongside her sister ship SMS Derfflinger at Dogger Bank and Jutland battles despite sustaining severe damage. Following the war's conclusion, SMS Seydlitz found herself interned at Scapa Flow along with most of the High Seas Fleet while awaiting decisions by Allied forces regarding their fate. Tragically, on 21st June 1919, her loyal German caretaker crew scuttled her along with other ships to prevent their division among Allied navies. This image serves as a reminder of both triumphs and sacrifices made by those who sailed aboard SMS Seydlitz. Although now just a memory etched in time through prints like these, it allows us to reflect upon an era when nations clashed on vast seas for supremacy.
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