Alfred von Tirpitz
The Navy League or Fleet Association () in Imperial Germany was an interest group formed on April 30, 1898 on initiative of Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz through the German Imperial Naval Office ("Reichsmarineamt") which he headed (1897–1916) to support the expansion of the Imperial German Navy "(Kaiserliche Marine)". Specifically it was intended to develop popular pressure on the German parliament (Reichstag) to approve the Fleet Acts of 1898 and 1900, and the attendant expenses.