The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-23
GERMANY GAVE
7lSHIPS TO THE
ALLIED NAVIES
Ceremony Took Il @ with
Four Hundred Sls
In Battle Array
FLAG LOWERED AS
SHIPS APPROACH
Names and Displacement of
Germany's Fleet

Uermany,S S Fleet
Harwich, Eng, Nov. 21-The his
tory of the German High Seas Fleet
vessels that have taken the imperial
German standard into the seven seas
ended today. Nine dreadnoughts,
five swift battle cruisers, seven light
cruisers and fifty destroyers-seven-
ty-one vessels in all and constituting
the real strength of the German navy
were surrendered this morning to
the Allies at rendezvous appointed
by Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty be-
tween thirty and forty miles east of
May Island and opposite the Firth of
Forth. One of the smaller vessels
struck a mine and sank on the way
across the North Sea. Her crew were
saved.
After the surrender the vessels
were taken to the Firth of Forth un-
der escort of the British Grand Fleet,
five American battle ships, under the
command of rear Admiral Hugh Rod
These allied men-of-war, numbering
more than four hundred superdread
noughts, dreadnoughts, battle ships,
cruisers and, destroyers, formed into
two long lines, and, with the surrend-
cred vessels in the lane thus formed,
steamed slowly to the Firth of Forth,
the anchorage of the one-time Ger
mans.
Official announcement of the sur
render was contained in statement
issued by the Admiralty toduy. 1t
said:
"The, commander in chief of the
Grand Fleet has reported that at half
past nine o'clock this morning he
met the first and main instalment Of
the German High Seas Fleet, which
, is surrendering for inte-nment."
The names of the war ships sur
rendered by the Germans have not
been made public here A despatch
IreceiVed from Berlin, however,, gave
this list Of the larger vessels:
Kaiser, 24,700 tons.
Kaiserin, 24,700 tons.
Koenig Albert, 24,7OO tons.
Kronprinz Wilhelm, 25,800 tons.
Prinz Regent Luitpold, 24,700 tons.
Markgraf, 25,800 tons.
Grosser Kurfurst, 25,800 tons.
Bayern, $4,000 tons.
KONG, 25,8OO tons.
Friedrich der Crosse, 24,600 tons.
Hindenburg, $4,000 tons.
Derfflinger, 26,600 tons.
Seydlitz, 24,6O0 tons
Moltke, 22,640 tons.
Won der Tam, 19,400 tons.
Bremen, 1000 tons.
Drummer, 1900 tons.
Frankfurt, 5,400 tons.
Koln, about 1900 tons.
Dresden, about $500 tons.
Emden, displacement uncertain.
The names of the destroyers were
not given.
The Kaiser, the Kaiserin, the Koe-
mig Albert, the Kronprinz Wilhelm
the Prinz Regent Luitpold, the Mark
graf, the Grosser Kurfurst, the Bay
ern, the KONG and the Friedrich del
Crosse are the most powerful dread
noughts the Kaiser had.
The Hindenburg, the Derf1ingel
and the Seydlitz We're his most pow
erful and fastest battle cruisers.
The only ceremonies attending tht
taking over of these German wa
ships occurred at Rosyth, Scotland
when King George and Queen Mar,
were entertained aboard Vice Ad
miral Beatty's flagship, the Queer
Elizabeth, and the King reviewed th'
Grand Fleet preparatory to it's steam
ing from its base to accept the sur
render Of the major part of the Ger
man navy. King George was en-
Enthusiastically received by the of
ficers and men of the Grand Fleet ant
saw the fast destroyers under Vic
Admiral Beatty steam off for the ap
pointed rendezvous. Present aboarC
the Queen Elizabeth were representa-
), tives of the United States Navy AM
. the French navy.
: After the King and Queen lande'
from aboard the Queen Elizabeth tn
allied war ships put to sea, the Queer
, Elizabeth leading. Then it was tha
another most imposing spectacle wa
presented to the eye of those who say
4 the allied war ships steam from thei
base. The sun shone on coming tow
er and turret and hundreds of grea
cannon bristled from decks and port
holes as the monster ships and rapi
destroyers-many of them still wear
!, ing the fantastic dress of camoufag
of war time-put to sea in two lon
b. lines, six miles apart.
They were at the appointed rendez
= vous before nine o'clock this morning
At nine o'clock the first of the Ger
man ships appeared against the hori
zon. 1t was the Seydlitz, one of tn
fastest of the German battle cruisers
flying the German naval ensign. Al
ter her came the other German yes
sells. One by one they were take