König Albert | Scapaflow 1919 - The Big Scuttle
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König Albert

Ship Name

König Albert

Ship Type

Battleship

Flotilla (Destroyers only)

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Tonnage (Reuter RM/8/1311)

25,800

Sinking Time

12:54

Sunk or beached

sunk

Salvaged

Y

Purchase Details

Sold 1.11.34 by Admiralty for £750 to Metal Industries.

Breaking Up

Towed from Scapa 29.4.36 by Zwarte See, Indus and Ganges. Arrived Rosyth 4.5.36. Demolition started 5/36.

Wreck Details

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Salvage Co.

Metal Industries

Salvage Year

1935

Salvage Month

Jul

Date raised (George)

31.7.35

Launched

27.4.12

Builder

Schichau, Danzig

Comments

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