Second German Naval Law Passed

Date: June 14, 1900 • Location: Berlin, Germany

The second of the German Naval Laws was passed, authorising the doubling in size of the Imperial German Navy.

The Naval Laws were five separate laws passed by the German Empire, in 1898, 1900, 1906, 1908, and 1912. These acts, championed by Kaiser Wilhelm II and his State Secretary for the Navy, Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, committed Germany to building up a navy capable of competing with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.