<P> The scuttling of the German fleet took place at the Royal Navy 's base at Scapa Flow , in Scotland , after the First World War . The High Seas Fleet was interned there under the terms of the Armistice whilst negotiations took place over the fate of the ships . Fearing that all of the ships would be seized and divided amongst the allied powers , the German commander , Admiral Ludwig von Reuter , decided to scuttle the fleet . </P>
where was the german fleet scuttled in 1919
at the Royal Navy 's base at Scapa Flow , in Scotland