On the anniversary of the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet

Ninety-six years ago today, on 21st November 1918, the German High Seas Fleet, then the second most powerful in the world surrendered to the Royal Navy to be interned at Scapa Flow.

A few months later the caretaker German crews scuttled their ships.

When we think about the enormous cost of World War one, as we should, and remember all those who lost their lives, as we should, let us also remember with gratitude that the courage and sacrifice of those who served in the Royal Navy during the Great War ultimately achieved a complete victory. They successfully defended our country from an immense challenge, which threatened the people of these islands not just with defeat but starvation.

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