 The High Seas Fleet ( Hochseeflotte ) was the battle fleet of the German Imperial Navy and saw action during the First World War . The formation was created in February 1907 , when the Home Fleet ( Heimatflotte ) was renamed as the High Seas Fleet . Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz was the architect of the fleet ; he envisioned a force powerful enough to challenge the British Royal Navy .
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Most of the fleet was destroyed at the Battle of Jutland in May 1916, and the fleet never again reached its full strength. The German Navy was defeated and the High Se