Although he initially favoured the bay at Kiautschou/Tsingtao, others in the naval establishment advocated a different location and even Tirpitz wavered on his commitment in his final report.
Meskipun awalnya ia menyukai teluk di Kiautschou/Tsingtao, pejabat-pejabat lain di angkatan laut menyarankan lokasi yang berbeda dan akhirnya Tirpitz goyah pada laporan akhirnya.