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Above : The mighty bow of the Markgraf rises from the seabed but leave knowing they have touched history . Although they are wrecks like all the others in the sea , these battleships have sat at the top table of modern world events and played a part in shaping modern Europe . The three König class battleships have earned a pride of place in modern naval warfare and are a prompt to explore the history books to understand better the follies of men that led to their final scuttling .
Most wrecks are pretty straightforward to explore and give up their secrets with a little investigation . These battleships , by contrast , can be the first step to a lifetime ’ s reading and occupy many a long night on the internet . Their importance rewards the long hours of investigation and gives rich returns to underwater explanation .
To start at the beginning requires a gentle introduction to the technical battleship .
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