Electrical contacts and switches from the S.M.S. 'Hindenburg'

Collection of electrical contacts and switches from German battlecruiser 'Hindenburg' 1913 scuttled in Scapa Flow 21 June 1919 with the rest of the High Seas Fleet. There is an article from The Field newspaper dated July 17, 1924 titled 'The Odyssey of the Patroclus' with an image showing the scuttled remains of the 'HIndenberg'.

Object Details

ID: REL0269
Collection: Relics
Type: Electrical components
Display location: Not on display
Events: World War I, 1914-1918
Vessels: Hindenburg 1913 (German navy)
Date made: 1914-18; 1914-1918
People: German High Seas Fleet; Hooper, C A N
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 260 mm x 175 mm
Parts: Electrical contacts and switches from the S.M.S. 'Hindenburg'