why did the germans do that?
To prevent the British from getting the ship.
SMS Baden
Von Reuter came to the conclusion that the British intended to seize the German ships after the Armistice expired. To prevent this, he decided to scuttle his ships at the first opportunity.
what is sms baden? It was a dreadnought battleship. who or what was responsible for its design? The Germans. what was its service history? It was ordered under the provisional name "Ersatz Wörth" in 1912, the ship was laid down on 20 December 1913 and launched on 30 October 1915. in which sea was it laid down? UNANSWERABLE which mutiny was it a part of? The mutiny on the night of 29 October 1918. what are some battles this ship has been used for? It saw little action during her short career. why did she had a short career? Launched in October 1915 and completed in March 1917 by the Germans who handed it over to the British in 1919. what was her role during the british service? It was used as a gunnery target. what happened to it in scapa flow? The Germans wanted to scuttle the ship here instead of handing it over to the British.
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SMS Baden [SEP] Mutiny and Scapa Flow
The fleet remained in captivity during the negotiations in Versailles that ultimately produced the treaty that ended the war. A copy of "The Times" informed Rear Admiral von Reuter that the Armistice was to expire at noon on 21 June 1919, the deadline by which Germany was to have signed the peace treaty. Von Reuter came to the conclusion that the British intended to seize the German ships after the Armistice expired. To prevent this, he decided to scuttle his ships at the first opportunity. On the morning of 21 June, the British fleet left Scapa Flow to conduct training maneuvers; at 11:20 Reuter transmitted the order to his ships.