SMS Schiff K
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The
steamship Kronprinz Wilhelm was built as a freighter, but
before she was completed the First World war broke out,
and the German navy requisitioned her. She was given two
105mm cannons and renamed Hilfsschiff K, or "Schiff K" for
short, and put in service to protect the German trawler
fleet in the North Sea. This was a vital task for Germanys
food production, but also a primary target for Royal navy.
On her way back to Germany 2.November 1917 she was
attacked by a Britsh fleet who hunting for the fishing
fleet in Kattegat. Within a few minutes she was under fire
from the British warships and was soon sunk. After having
sunk Hilfsschiff K, the British force managed to sink
another eight trawlers, and today the wrecks of Frankfurt,
Emmy, Julius Wieting, Frisia, Seeadler, Makrele, Sonne and
Walter still rest in the deep. The remains of Schiff K
rest today on a depth of 32 to 41 meter southeast of
Anholt.
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| GPS (ED50): D.56:29,717 12:11,441  Picture: Kronprinz Wilhelm Courtesy of Dyk |
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