the remainder of his days supporting charities, and giving lectures on deepwater salvage, including the High Seas Fleet. In failing health, Ernest Cox died in 1959 at the age of seventy-six. References Bibliography Further reading Ships scrapped, including Mauretania and much of the German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow. Ships listed with owners and dates sold. (Republished by Peter Rowlands and Stephen Birchall, 1998.) The Scuttling of the German High Seas Fleet, 1919 (from BBC's h2g2) Scapa Flow Scuttling of the German High Seas Fleet Describes the scuttling of the High Seas Fleet. People from Wolverhampton Marine salvage Ship breaking 1883 births 1959 deaths 20th-century British engineers