Scapa Flow Wreck Surveys: Archaeological Interpretation of Multibeam data and Desk-Based Assessment
Date 6 December 2011 - 10 December 2011
Event ID 1170041
Category Recording
Type Multi Beam Sonar Scan
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1170041
The multibeam sonar data records broken up remains, likely from the wrecks of the Inverlane and Budrie, over an area of seabed of around 4000 sq. m within Burra Sound, at depths ranging from 6.7m to 11.3m below chart datum. Both wreck sites appear dispersed and overlapping and cannot be separated in the data with certainty. However, the following interpretation may be supported by assertions by Wood (2008: 140) that the Inverlane sank directly over the Budrie and that some of the Inverlane’s hull plates cover the lower vessel.
UTM 30 N (WGS 84) X: 482009.1 Y: 6531938. A substantial section of plating lies at an orientation of 41 degrees, and measures 59.8m long, 19.8m wide and 6.9m high. This may be from the top deck of a vessel, possibly the Inverlane, and may overlie remains of the Budrie.
UTM 30 N (WGS 84) X: 482034.8 Y: 6531931 A dispersed section of wreckage covering an area measuring 51m by 16.1m with a maximum height above the seabed of 1.9m, believed to be the remains of Budrie. The largest part of this wreckage, possibly part of the deck, is partially overlain by a curved section of wreck which may be part of the hull of a vessel (possibly the Inverlane). The underlying part is flat and may the remains of a vessel deck. A rectangular feature measuring 2.8m by 5.9m at the southern end of this structure may be the remains of a deck house.
UTM 30 N (WGS 84) X: 482067.1 Y: 6531911 - is the bow or stern of one of the Budrie or Inverlane and measures 25.6m long and 17.1m wide. Although most of the deck and hull plating are missing the shape of the structure is still discernible from the ribs and this section appears to be lying on its keel. A bulkhead can be seen across the south west end of this section of wreck with a square feature running up it and measuring 1.3m by 1.5m across. A boiler rests against the north side of 7016 which is 4.3m across and 3.7m long,
Information from Wessex Archaeology April 2012.
