Jutland to junkyard : the raising of the scuttled German High Seas Fleet from Scapa Flow - the greatest salvage operation of all time

George, S. C. (Sidney Charles), 1898-2003

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Summary

In June 1919 the German High Seas Fleet, one of the most powerful in history, sank in Scapa Flow. From 1924 the fleet was raised, ship by ship, and scrapped. This is the story of the salvage operation and the drama and ingenuity involved.

Record details

Main title:

Jutland to junkyard : the raising of the scuttled German High Seas Fleet from Scapa Flow - the greatest salvage operation of all time / S. C. George.

Author:

George, S. C. (Sidney Charles), 1898-

Imprint:

Edinburgh : Birlinn, 2003.

Collation:

xiv, 150 p., [48]p. of plates : ill., maps, plans, ports. ; 20 cm.

Notes:

Originally published: Cambridge: Patrick Stephen, 1973.Originally published: London: Patrick Stephen, 1973.Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781843410102 (pbk)1843410109 (pbk)

Dewey class:

627.7'03'0941132'0904941.132

Local class:

627

Language:

English

Subject:

Salvage -- Scotland -- Scapa FlowScapa Flow Scuttling, Scotland, 1919Germany -- History, Naval -- 20th century

BRN:

808540