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=== Destino finale ===
[[File:Internment at Scapa Flow.svg|thumb|400px|Mappa della posizione dei relitti delle navi affondate a Scapa Flow, la ''König Albert'' è contrassegnata con il numero 14; <span class="plainlinks">[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/92/Internment_at_Scapa_Flow.svg click]</span> per ingrandire|alt=Una mappa della baia di Scapa Flow con segnate le posizioni delle navi tedesche affondate.]]
{{main|Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow}}
[[File:Internment at Scapa Flow.svg|thumb|400px|Map of the scuttled ships showing ''König Albert'' (#14)|alt=A map designating the locations where the German ships were sunk; [[Media:Internment at Scapa Flow.svg|click]] for a larger view.]]
La ''König Albert'' ande herle foursue sistersquattro werepariclasse toavrebbe havedovuto takenpartecipare partall'ultima inazione adella [[Naval''Hochseeflotte''. orderDalla ofbase 24di OctoberWilhelmshaven, 1918|finalla fleetflotta action]] at the end of October 1918tedesca, dayssi beforesarebbe thediretta [[Armisticein withforze Germany|Armistice]]contro wasle tocoste takeinglesi effect.per Theaffrontare bulk of the High Seas Fleet was to have sortied from their base in Wilhelmshaven to engage the Britishla ''Grand Fleet''; Scheer—by now the [[GrandReinhard AdmiralScheer|Scheer]]—ora il (''[[Großadmiral]]'') ofdella theflotta—si fleet—intendedproponeva todi inflictinfliggere asil muchmassimo damagedei asdanni possiblealla onflotta the British navybritannica, inper orderottenere tomigliori retaincondizioni a better bargaining position fordi Germanyresa, despitesacrificando thela expectedflotta casualtiestedesca. However,Tuttavia manymolti ofdei themarinai war-wearyritenevano sailorsche feltl'operazione theavrebbe operationimpedito wouldle disrupttrattative theper peacela processpace ande prolongprolungato thela warguerra.<ref>{{cita|Tarrant|pp. 280–281}}</ref> OnLa themattina morning ofdel 29 Octoberottobre 1918, thefu orderdato wasl'ordine, givenper toil sailgiorno fromdopo, Wilhelmshavendi thesalpare followingda dayWilhelmshaven. StartingDalla onnotte the night ofdel 29 Octoberottobre, sailorsi onmarinai sulla [[SMS Thüringen]] ande thensu onmolte severalaltre othernavi battleshipsda [[Wilhelmshavenbattaglia, mutiny|mutinied]]si ammutinarono.<ref>{{cita|Tarrant|pp. 281–282}}</ref> TheLa ship''König remainedAlbert'' onrimase picketfino dutyal in10 thenovembre Bightdi untilguardia 10a novembre.largo, Thisnel keptgolfo. herIl awayfatto frommantenne thel'equipaggio mutinouslontano vesselsdagli ammutinati, untilfinché shetorno returnedin toporto, portallora andanche heril crewsuo joinedequipaggio theprese mutinyparte ai disordini.<ref>{{cita|Staff, ''Battleships''|p. 21}}</ref> The unrestLa ultimatelyrivolta forcedcostrinse Hipper ande Scheer toa cancelcancellare the operationl'operazione.<ref>{{cita|Tarrant|p. 282}}</ref> InformedInformato ofdella thesituazione situation, theil Kaiser statedaffermò:''Non "Iho nopiù longeruna have a navymarina."''<ref>{{cita|Herwig|p. 252}}</ref>
Following the capitulation of Germany in novembre 1918, most of the High Seas Fleet, under the command of Rear Admiral [[Ludwig von Reuter]], were interned in the British naval base in [[Scapa Flow]].<ref>{{cita|Tarrant|p. 282}}</ref> Prior to the departure of the German fleet, Admiral [[Adolf von Trotha]] made it clear to von Reuter that he could not allow the Allies to seize the ships, under any conditions.<ref>{{cita|Herwig|p. 256}}</ref> The fleet rendezvoused with the British light cruiser [[HMS Cardiff]], which led the ships to the Allied fleet that was to escort the Germans to Scapa Flow. This consisted of some 370 British, American, and French warships.<ref>{{cita|Herwig|pp. 254–255}}</ref> Once the ships were interned, their guns were disabled through the removal of their breech blocks, and their crews were reduced to 200 officers and enlisted men.<ref>{{cita|Herwig|p. 255}}</ref>
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