Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-08-02 | Page 2 | Former German Warships Arrive

FORMER GERMAN msHpRRiiiE hulks of Fine Vessels Are to Be Destroyed Within One Year NEW VOK1C. Aug. 2. Hulks of five former German warships, allocated allo-cated to the United Stales for experimentation exper-imentation and to ho destroyed within with-in one year were due to arrive In New, York harbor toil..j'. The; will be anchored an-chored for tw weeks In the Hudson river and will be open for public Inspection. In-spection. After remaining In the Hudson for two weeks, the Prankford und tnret destroyers will be tauten to Newport News, Va , and the dreudnaught U.t-frleland U.t-frleland probably will be taken for a tour of the Atlantic and Pacific ports. T tOK PAH i IN B U 1 LE. The light cruiser Frankfort, now a wreck in machinery and towed to tfli l nlteJ states by the transport Hancock, was the first ship In the German battle line when it collided with the hiriiish grand fleet, while the ZS, 000-ton dreadhaught ustfries-land ustfries-land was the nlntn ship In the line, Immediately In the rear of the flag-snip flag-snip of the Qerman commander-in-chief, Admiral Bcheer, C'f the i h re" destroyers, all of which wen- towed over a-, a result of their submersion with the German fleet al Sea pa flow, the O-102 and the V-43 v ere In the forefront of the fighting throuKhoui the Jutland engagement. Leading a division of four scout cruisers that bore the brunt of the British fire at the opening of the engagement, en-gagement, th Frankfurt, flagship of Rear Admiral Brodlcker, wan hit four times but with a small calibre shell in each Instuae and stayed In the- tight to iiic finish The third cruiser behind her was sunk at the opening of the cngagemi ni 1 he Frankfurt, a hi, i, ha a speed of 21 knots, is believed be-lieved to have participated also in raids on the British coast. Although she was well up In line and her 12-Inch guns worked throughout contact with the British i fleet, th( dreadnaught I stfrlesland, i flagship of Vice Admiral Schmidt, commanding little squadron No. I, ' iped without a major blow, so far , as naval records here disclose, but j was damaged lutoe by hitting a mine : during the withdrawal to Wllhelm-1 Wllhelm-1 shaven. I Of the two destroyers, the G-102 was with the scouting forces, close : to the Frankfurt, ut the opening of the battle. She took part in the de-' de-' Stroyer attack on the British battle ' cruiser divisions at 4:30 p nv and later In the general engagement with I Hrltlsh desti overs sent out to covtr , the battle cruisers. The V-43 alee was In the thick of the fight and wad included In the flotilla that launched I the destroyer attack under cover of ! which the Gorman fleet began ila I withdrawal The third destroyer In I the group, the S-122, is believed to . have been completed at the close of the war