▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Se as ▁Fle et , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Ludwig ▁von ▁Re uter , ▁was ▁intern ed ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁naval ▁base ▁in ▁Sc apa ▁Flow . ▁Only ▁the ▁most ▁modern ▁ships ▁were ▁sent ▁for ▁intern ment ; ▁the ▁four ▁Hel g ol and - class ▁ships ▁were ▁left ▁in ▁Germany . ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁June , ▁the ▁British ▁fleet ▁left ▁Sc apa ▁Flow ▁to ▁conduct ▁training ▁man eu vers , ▁and ▁at ▁ 1 1 : 2 0 ▁Re uter ▁transm itted ▁the ▁order ▁to ▁sc utt le ▁his ▁ships . ▁In ▁the ▁span ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁hours , ▁ten ▁batt les hips ▁and ▁five ▁battle c ru is ers ▁s ank ▁in ▁the ▁shall ow ▁waters ▁of ▁Sc apa ▁Flow . ▁K z S ▁Karl ▁Wind m üller ▁served ▁as ▁Ost f ries lands ▁final ▁commander , ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁str icken ▁from ▁the ▁n avy ▁list ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁She ▁was ▁then ▁surrender ed ▁to ▁the ▁Al lies ▁as ▁" H " ▁as ▁a ▁replacement ▁for ▁the ▁ships ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁sc utt led . ▁The ▁ship ▁remained ▁in ▁Germany ▁until ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁when ▁a ▁German ▁crew ▁took ▁her ▁to ▁Ros yth . ▁She ▁was ▁c eded ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁war ▁re par ations , ▁and ▁on ▁ 9 ▁April ▁an ▁American ▁crew ▁arrived ▁to