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Scapa Flow, Battle Cruiser Hindenburg on 21st June 1919
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Scapa Flow, Battle Cruiser Hindenburg on 21st June 1919
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Scapa Flow, Battle Cruiser Hindenburg on 21st June 1919: A Vintage Lantern Slide from The Keasbury-Gordon Photograph Archive Collection, Mary Evans Prints Online This evocative vintage lantern slide captures the Battle Cruiser Hindenburg anchored in Scapa Flow on the morning of 21st June 1919. Scapa Flow, located in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, was the largest and most important Royal Navy base during the First World War. It provided shelter to the British Grand Fleet, making it a prime target for the German High Seas Fleet during the war. The Battle Cruiser Hindenburg, named after the German Chancellor Paul von Hindenburg, was one of the largest and most powerful warships in the world at the time. Launched in 1916, it was the flagship of the German High Seas Fleet and played a significant role in several major naval battles during the war. After the signing of the Armistice on 11th November 1918, the German fleet was ordered to surrender and sail to Scapa Flow for internment. The Battle Cruiser Hindenburg was among the ships that arrived on 21st June 1919, marking the end of the war at sea. This lantern slide, taken from The Keasbury-Gordon Photograph Archive Collection at Mary Evans Prints Online, offers a unique glimpse into history. The image transports us back to a time of Victorian and Edwardian elegance, when the world was on the cusp of great change. The serene scene of the Battle Cruiser Hindenburg at anchor in Scapa Flow is a poignant reminder of the end of the First World War and the beginning of a new era.
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