SURRENDER OF THE GERMAN FLEET [Allocated Title]

Log in to create clips, download free screeners and save clips/films in Collections. Click here to find out more.

  • Title: SURRENDER OF THE GERMAN FLEET [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 586
  • Other titles:
  • Summary: Elements of the German High Seas Fleet surrender to the British in 1918.
  • Description: I. SMS Prinz Regent Luitpold and Friedrich der Grosse pass camera. Medium shot of Friedrich der Grosse with pan to German battleships in line ahead. SMS Bayern and Kronprinz Wilhelm pass camera. Medium shot off port bow of HMS Cardiff with German battle cruisers in line astern - SMS Seydlitz passes off screen, camera holding on Moltke. II. German destroyers underway - V.43 Class, S.131 (with B.169 Class in background), H.145 (a G.101 in background), and V.125 Class vessels. Medium shot, passing to starboard of HMS Anzac (G.70). III. King George V shakes hands with ship's officers before leaving British battleship (three K Class submarines in background). IV. Ship's boat attempts to get a line to nearly submerged aircraft. V. Medium shot of V.100 Class destroyer. VI. Continuation of IV. Onboard scenes as destroyer recovers a ditched Avro 504K. VII. Anchorage at sunset - moored V/W Class destroyers. Light cruisers in the background. VIII. Close-ups, aft the bridge of moored G.101 Class destroyer. Medium close-up, starboard amidships, S.131 Class destroyer. IX. Various shots showing Queen Mary and King George V with Beatty onboard HMS Canada (HMS Oak and RS Class battleships in background), X. Long shot of Seydlitz at Scapa - aircraft goes over anchorage - pan left to show ML hove to. Medium shot off port beam of Seydlitz, and medium close-up of forebody as port anchor is let slip and ensign hauled down from foremast. Long shot as Felixstowe flying boat goes over.
  • Alternative Title:
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 586
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1918-11
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor) Engholm, F W (Production company) Engholm, F W (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: George V, King (person) Mary, Queen (person) Beatty, David Richard (person) Royal Navy, ANZAC (HMS), destroyer (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Queen Elizabeth (regiment/service) Royal Navy, CANADA (HMS), battleship (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Oak (regiment/service) Royal Navy, CARDIFF (HMS), destroyer (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Prinz Regent Luitpold (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Friedrich der Grosse (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Bayern (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Kronprinz Wilhelm (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Seydlitz (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Moltke (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ships, British naval - battleship: Canada (object name) ships, British naval - battleship: Royal Sovereign Class (object name) ships, British naval - cruiser: Cardiff (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Anzac (G.70) (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Oak (92) (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: V/W Class (object name) ships, British naval - submarine: K Class (object name) ships, German naval - battleship: Prinz Regent Luitpold & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - battleship: Friedrich der Grosse & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - battleship: Bayern & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - battleship: Kronprinz Wilhelm & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - battleship: Seydlitz & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - battleship: Moltke & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - destroyer: V43 Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - destroyer: S131 Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - destroyer: H145 Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - destroyer: V125 Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - destroyer: V100 Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - destroyer: G101 Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - destroyer: B169 Class & [surrendered] (object name) aircraft, British naval - combat: Avro 504K & [wrecked] (object name) aircraft, British naval - seaplane: Felixstowe flying boat (object name) operations, British naval air - salvage: recovery of ditched aircraft (object name) 12/3(261.2).9 (event) First World War, Armistice & German Navy, Internment of & 21/11/1918 (event) GB, Scotland & Scapa Flow, Orkney (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 1062 ft; Running time: 18 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    IWM 586

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:
Register