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Scapa Flow Wreck Surveys: Archaeological Interpretation of Multibeam data and Desk-Based Assessment
Date 6 December 2011 - 10 December 2011
Event ID 1169551
Category Recording
Type Multi Beam Sonar Scan
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1169551
UTM 30 N (WGS 84) X: 482056.2 Y: 6531960. Multibeam sonar survey data indicates that the wreck of Rotherfield lies along the eastern edge of Burra Sound at an orientation of 293° and the vessel appears to be resting on its keel. The wreck is largely dispersed but the outline of the vessel can still be identified (79.6m long, 14m wide and 5.5m high). Very little structural detail can be identified although the wreck appears to be better preserved at its stern to the south. Although the stern is covered in debris, substantial features are visible in the sonar data. An area of smooth plating just aft of midships may be a preserved part of the deck or a collapsed section of hull. There is a large amount of debris to the south and west of the wreck including a possible mast measuring 24m long which may or may not be part of the Rotherfield.
Information from Wessex Archaeology April 2012
