The Wreck of Graf Zeppelin – Germany's Carrier In the Baltic
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Published 2024-05-19
The former wreck is very well surveyed, as you could expect. Graf Zeppelin has a lot of sonar surveying, and quite a few dive videos. However, the wreck lacks a good ROV survey like Petrel did in the Pacific.
Nonetheless, this is still an interesting wreck to look at. Even if on the shorter end for one of these videos.
A Selection of Dive Videos:
• Diving the Graf Zeppelin | Webinar
• Baltic Sea may 2017 Graf Zeppelin CCR...
• Graf Zeppelin (wreck)
Sonar:
www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/24/4076
Pictures:
www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/graf-zeppeli…
All Comments (21)
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The Baltic Sea is more akin to a large brackish lake than a sea. Lots of fresh water flows into it via rivers while it has only a narrow connection to the wider oceans. Lower salt levels, cold temperatures, and more anoxic conditions (due to poor water circulation) make it excellent for preserving shipwrecks. Additionally these same conditions make it harder for wood eating organisms to survive there.
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Considering what a disaster the Admiral Kuznetsov has turned out to be, I bet the Russians wish they'd kept the Graf Zeppelin around....it might have been old and incomplete but likely still a better carrier than that mess.
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I had no idea they had a carrier. Thank you for another great history lesson!
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I started in on (but never finished) a Dive Detectives wreck diving video earlier today, which was mostly BS and overdramatization as far as I watched. In contrast, you stick to the facts and deliver good-qualitiy pictures as well as precise context, accurately and succinctly. Well done.
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Awesome choice! I was JUST watching a video on the ROMA (Italian battleship sunk in the Mediterranean). Love to see more vids from the Western theater 🤘
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The mission of the German Navy was about commerce raiding, not projecting force which requires a vast fleet of support vessels including Tankers, Destroyer Escorts, Submarines, and fast attack ships like Cruisers and Destroyers. All of this requires a port that can accommodate a fleet this size, and in 1940 that would have been difficult to hide. Having one or two Aircraft Carriers without support ships would have been disastrous for the Kriegsmarine.
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The story of Graf Zeppelin is truly amazing. Seeing how Russia's carrier program is a living disaster, i bet they wished they kept Graf Zeppelin for research. But i wish that the UK took custody of her, It could have improved their carrier program.
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In the shipyard image of the catapult location (6:57), it seems to have moved from the starboard side to the port in the wreck image (7:00). It's definitely correct, and not an image reversal, as the island is under construction and on the same side as the catapult on the shipyard image. I can only assume it was moved from stbd. to port as a later modification. Interesting. Good vid, well presented.
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You have a great channel, always interesting subject matter
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TY. Baltic has more tragedy with the Willhelm Gustloff" massacre , but I have heard that wreck was "sanitized" by Soviet navy divers. One visit saw a lot of skeletons, with a later dive showing none.
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Get your foulies out fellas. Thanks, Skynea, take care.
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Very interesting topic, great warship with so many good ideas for the warship.
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Sir, this are some very nice pictures, I have not seen before. Thank you for your work, really enjoyed the vid.
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Nice job as always you spoil us with your hard and it doesn't go unnoticed your much appreciated in my book I love naval history and don't have enough time to research it myself always look towards to. Your next video thank you
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since the air bubbles at 7:53 are obviously floating in an upwards direction, im gonna say this is the ceiling of the hanger deck close to the giant crater, not the hull of the ship
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At this point, I think the Russians should consider refloating it….kinda like in “Raise the Titanic”. It would probably be more practical alternative than trying to fix the current and “towed” Admiral Kusmetsov. 😱 the old German machinery aboard probably will still work better even being under water for 80 plus years .😔
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I would love a good deep dive on how you re-float a massive ship like that.
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The Graf Zeppeline was never completed as a carrier, the best you can say about her was that she was an experimental or test setup.
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Very cool video!👍
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TY 🙏
