Scapa Flow and its wrecks

Scapa Flow is a sheltered open lagoon, encircled by the Orkney islands. It contains some of the most interesting wrecks in the world. For years it was the main anchorage of the British Royal Navy, and has many relics left of British naval history. In June 1919, the interned German navy scuttled most of its High Seas Fleet to prevent them from falling into Allied hands. Despite subsequent salvage, 8 of them remain and provide excellent wrecks for interested sports divers.

These pages are about these wrecks.

Constructed by Richard Knights. April 2005

• Die Wracks von Scapa Flow
• Orkney - the islands
• Orknet - an Orkney virtual tour
• Welcome to Scapa Flow
• Diving Souvenirs

(The picture above is a composite of the Seydlitz. On the left hand side she is damaged after Jutland.
On the right is how she looked shortly after the scuttle.)