War and Conflict. World War I. pic: 11th August 1939. The German Fleet scuttled at Scapa Flow. The salvaging of the German ship SMS Derfflinger at Scapa Flow showing an air worker in the cellar. The German fleet was interned after the November 1918 Armist

War and Conflict, World War I, pic: 11th August 1939, The German Fleet scuttled at Scapa Flow, The salvaging of the German ship SMS Derfflinger at Scapa Flow showing an air worker in the cellar, The German fleet was interned after the November 1918 Armistice, (a ceasefire) and as no final treaties had been signed the order, so with Rear Admiral Ludwig Von Reuter in command the order was given for the Germans to sink their own ships to "stop them falling into enemy hands", In one of the great salvage epics ever almost all the German ships were raised and scrapped, some of these being used as target practice (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)