Abdication of Wilhelm II and the Dutch government, however, refused the Allies' requests to extradite him. King George V wrote that his cousin was "the greatest criminal in history", but opposed Prime Minister David Lloyd George's proposal to "hang the Kaiser". U.S. President Woodrow Wilson also opposed extradition, arguing that punishing Wilhelm would destabilize international order and lose the peace. Wilhelm first settled in Amerongen, where on 28 November he issued a belated statement of abdication of both the Prussian and imperial thrones. He also released his soldiers and officials in both Prussia and the empire from their oaths of loyalty to him. Wilhelm
Kaiser Friedrich III-class battleship Karl der Grosse" and "Kaiser Wilhelm II" were equipped with two of the 3-bladed screws on the outer shafts and a four-bladed screw that was in diameter on the center shaft. "Kaiser Friedrich III" had four Thornycroft and eight cylindrical boilers; "Kaiser Wilhelm II" had a similar arrangement, except the Thornycroft boilers were replaced by Marine-type boilers. "Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" was equipped with four Marine and six cylindrical boilers, while "Kaiser Barbarossa" had four Thornycroft and six cylindrical boilers. "Kaiser Karl der Grosse" had two Marine boilers, two Marine double boilers, and six cylindrical boilers. The powerplants were rated