Scapa Flow 2017 survey by the Sea War Museum Jutland
Date January 2017
Event ID 1172911
Category Recording
Type Multi Beam Sonar Scan
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1172911
Multibeam sonar survey (2017) recorded the wreck of the minelayer cruiser Sms Brummer.
The wreck of Brummer lies on its starboard side, pointing to the northwest, In common with the other light cruiser wrecks, Brummer appears to be degrading at an accelerating rate, and in a more pronounced manner than the battleships. The fore section appears quite intact but the bridge has collapsed into the seabed, as has much of the upper superstructure. The foremast appears to have been pulled away from the wreck at some point and now lies to the north of the bow. The main area of damage due to salvage coincides with the engine rooms. The after half is broken open and in an advanced state of collapse.
Diver inspection (2013-14) recorded many notable features of the wreck. At the stern, an anchor and anchor capstan. In the vicinity of the engine room salvage damage, the mainmast, a 5.9 inch gun, and air intakes above the boiler rooms. Moving forward, the collapsing bridge structure including searchlights, and ahead of this, an armoured conning tower with a rangefinder on the roof. The forward gun was totally inverted. At the bow, twin capstans were present, and the anchor hawse pipes. Only the lower portion of the curved clipper bow was intact in 2013.
I.McCartney 2019
