German Helgoland-class
German Nassau-class
British HMS Tiger
An item dated London, England 8th reported that the German battleships Oldenburg (1) and Nassau (2) arrived in the Firth of Forth escorted while coming from open sea by the British battle cruiser Tiger (3) and a flotilla of destroyers. The German were accommodated in a depot ship which would them back to Germany. The Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant dated 9th confirmed this news item.
Notes
1. Part of the Helgoland-class wit as sister ships the Helgoland, Thüringen and Ost-Friesland. She was laid down on 1 March 1909 at the yard Schichau-Werke at Danzig, launched on 30 June a year later, brought to Kiel to be completed, commissioned on 1 May 1912, stricken and decommissioned on 5 November 1919, as the ‘M’ she was on 13 May 1920 handed over to Japan which country was not interested and sold her a month later to a British ship-breaking firm and finally she was be broken up at Dordrecht, Netherlands in 1921.
2. Laid down at the Kaiserliche Werft, Wilhelmshaven, Germany on 22 July 1907, launched on 7 March 1908, commissioned on 1 October 1909, handed over to Japan in April 1920, sold to a British wrecking firm in June 1920 and finally broken up at Dordrecht, Netherlands in 1920. Of the Nassau-class consisting of the Nassau,Posen, Rheinland and Westfalen. They were built to replace the Sachsen-class under the temporarily names Ersatz Bayern, Ersatz Sachsen, Ersatz Württemberg and Ersatz Bade
3. Building ordered under the 1911-1912 Naval Programme. Laid down at John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland on 20 June 1912, launched on 10 December 1913, commissioned on 3 October 1914, in reserve since 22 August 1921, refitted in 1922, decommissioned on 14 February 1924. decommissioned at Rosyth, Scotland on 15 May 1931 and sold to Thos W. Ward, Inverkeithing be broken up in February 1932.
