{"id":60443,"date":"2019-06-21T13:05:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T13:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/21\/four-german-battleships-that-sunk-100-years-ago-for-sale-on-ebay\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:01:46","slug":"four-german-battleships-that-sunk-100-years-ago-for-sale-on-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2019\/06\/21\/four-german-battleships-that-sunk-100-years-ago-for-sale-on-ebay\/","title":{"rendered":"Four German battleships scuttled 100 years ago for sale on eBay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ever want to own your own WWI battleship?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, you can, via a sale on eBay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there\u2019s a catch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vessels are at the bottom of the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four German battleships that were scuttled in Scapa Flow near the Orkney Islands of Scotland are for sale for a total asking price of more than $1 million<\/a>, according to Scotland\u2019s national newspaper, The Scotsman. Diving contractor Thomas Clark, 70, first purchased the German High Seas Fleet vessels in 1981, but is ready for another to own them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt has been an absolute pleasure to own and dive on these iconic vessels and I regret I have not managed to do more with them during the period of my ownership,\u201d Clark said, according to the Scotsman. “I look forward to passing them on to the new owner and hope they get the opportunity to realize their aspirations for the vessels.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Naval wreck is comprised of the Markgraf, Karlsruhe, Konig, and Kronprinz Wilhelm. The vessels, along with 48 other German battleships, were scuttled by the Germans 100 years ago on Friday in 1919.<\/p>\n\n\n