Scapa Flow 2017 survey by the Sea War Museum Jutland

Date January 2017

Event ID 1171490

Category Project

Type Project

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Survey project undertaken by the Sea War Museum Jutland, involving multibeam sonar survey of the anchorage of the German High Seas Fleet and other wartime wrecks in Scapa Flow.

The project aimed to record the wrecks at high resolution, and to search for and map the former German anchorage and surrounding salvage areas. The survey, involving the large survey vessel Vina, and the small day boat Limbo, used Reason 7125 multibeam systems and covered an area of around 40km2.

The project was completed by the Sea War Museum, Jutland and its affiliated archaeologist, Dr Innes McCartney.

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Scapa Flow 2017 survey by the Sea War Museum Jutland

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