What is recorded here
SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm was a German battlecruiser launched in 1915 and scuttled in 1919 at Scapa Flow, Scotland, following the end of World War I. It was part of the German High Seas Fleet that was interned and later deliberately sunk by its crew to prevent capture; the wreck lies in the Orkney Islands and is a significant historical and archaeological site.
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Photo: Offical Royal Navy Photographer · Public domain