that had been surrendered there. She was then removed from active service on 16 December 1918. Helgoland and her sisters were stricken from the German navy on 5 November 1919. Helgoland was formally handed over to the United Kingdom on 5 August 1920. She was scrapped at Morecambe; work began on 3 March 1921. Helgolands coat of arms is currently preserved in the Military History Museum of the Bundeswehr in Dresden. Footnotes Notes Citations References Further reading 1909 ships Helgoland-class battleships Ships built in Kiel World War I battleships of Germany