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High Seas Fleet Salvage Sites Phase 1, Scapa Flow, Orkney

Date 4 April 2017

Event ID 1171505

Category Recording

Type Side Scan Sonar Survey

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1171505

Side scan sonar data gathered in 2017 identified anomalies connected to the salvage of the German High Seas Fleet and breaking activities by Metal Industries Ltd on the east side of Rysa Little. Anomalies were inspected by diver survey.

All locations given to UTM 30 N (WGS84 datum).

X: 488782; Y 6525747. Aft mast with degraded spotting top. Brass recess for wooden topmast.

X: 488757; Y 6525698. Top searchlight platform, boom arm, samson post and lower searchlight platform from a Kaiser class battleship possibly from SMS Konig Albert. A coal winch to the south of this.

X: 488767; Y 6525642. Samson post, remains of searchlight and deck mounted winch from a Kaiser class battleship possibly SMS Konig Albert

Information from ORCA Marine, University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute and SULA Diving April 2017

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