In the last few days, I been re-reading E.B. Potter and Chester Nimitz’s
work _Sea Power: A Naval History_. While reading the sections concerned
with World War I, a question occurred to me regarding German and
British capital ship design. Why, when it is apparent that German ship
design surpassed Britain in most categories (i.e. compartmentization,
distribution of armor, etc.) did Germany persist in using coal when
Great Britain, through conversion and new construction, had adopted
fuel-oil? Further, did the German High Seas Fleet ever deploy a capital
ship which used fuel-oil? Thanks in advance, Ed.

Edward Wittenberg
ewitten507@aol.com

P.S. As an aside, does anyone know whether any of the German ships
which were scuttled at Scapa Flow on June 21, 1919 and later salvaged
served in either the Royal Navy or USN as part of the battle line?