An item dated Nauen, Germany 18th reported that was started with salvaging the German battle fleet scuttled at Scapa Flow, Orkney Isles. Divers discovered that the wreck of the battleship Hindenburg although thickly covered with sea flora her machinery still was intact.(1)
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1. Battle cruiser. Building ordered under the 1912-1913 Naval Program as a replacement of th protected cruiser Hertha, laid down at the Kaisrliche Werft, Wilhelmshaven, Germany on 1 October 1913, launched on 1 August 1915, commissioned on 10 May 1917, fully operational on 20 October 1917, scuttled by her own crew in Scapa Flow, Orkney Isles, Scotland on 21 June 1919, wreck salvaged on 23 July 1930 and broken up at Rosyth, Scotland between 1930-1932. Part of the Derfflinger-class although with a modified design like improved gun turrets resulting in an increased fire range with 2.5 degrees more elevation (16 degrees).
