Kaiser Wilhelm II’s naval arms race with Britain - in pictures

  • A cartoon from 1914 satirising the naval arms race between Germany and Britain. Getty Images
    A cartoon from 1914 satirising the naval arms race between Germany and Britain. Getty Images
  • An undated portrait of German Emperor Wilhelm II. AFP
    An undated portrait of German Emperor Wilhelm II. AFP
  • 1878: British warship 'HMS Dreadnought'. Getty Images
    1878: British warship 'HMS Dreadnought'. Getty Images
  • 17th May 1936: The German dreadnought 'Kaiserin', and the huge air locks used to raise her at Scapa Flow. This is one of many German ships sunk by her crew in Scapa Flow on June 21, 1919, after the fleet surrendered in November 1918. Getty
    17th May 1936: The German dreadnought 'Kaiserin', and the huge air locks used to raise her at Scapa Flow. This is one of many German ships sunk by her crew in Scapa Flow on June 21, 1919, after the fleet surrendered in November 1918. Getty
  • Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1859-1941. Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia 1888-1918, on board ship. Getty Images
    Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1859-1941. Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia 1888-1918, on board ship. Getty Images
  • Kaiser Wilhelm II, right, at a review of his Guard in Berlin, in 1912. Reuters
    Kaiser Wilhelm II, right, at a review of his Guard in Berlin, in 1912. Reuters