German village Eitel Wilhelm built inside Naval Shipyard
April 5, 1915
In 1915, before the United States entered the war, the yard became the reluctant host to two interned German sea-raiders, the KRONPRINZ WILHELM and the PRINZ EITEL FREDERICK. The crews of these vessels, numbering about a thousand officers and men, built in the yard, from scrap materials, a typical German village named “Eitel Wilhelm,” which attracted many visitors. (Courtesy of Naval Sea Systems Command)
German village Eitel Wilhelm built inside Naval Shipyard
April 5, 1915
In 1915, before the United States entered the war, the yard became the reluctant host to two interned German sea-raiders, the KRONPRINZ WILHELM and the PRINZ EITEL FREDERICK. The crews of these vessels, numbering about a thousand officers and men, built in the yard, from scrap materials, a typical German village named “Eitel Wilhelm,” which attracted many visitors. (Courtesy of Naval Sea Systems Command)