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Scapa Flow
The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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Scapa Flow, a huge expanse of water in the Orkney Islands sheltered by the off-lying islands of Hoy, Flotta, South Ronaldsay, and Burray. It was used as the base for the British
Grand Fleet during the First World War (1914–18) and for the Royal Navy's Home Fleet during the Second (1939–45). At the end of the First World War the German
High Seas Fleet was interned there, where most of it was
scuttled by its crews in June 1919.
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Scapa flow relics set to go under hammer
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK); 3/16/2007; ; 471 words
; ...German ships which have rested at Scapa Flow in Orkney for almost a century will...but now stand at seven, arrived at Scapa Flow in November 1918 for internment...German rear admiral in command at Scapa Flow gave the order for the German...
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Wartime shipwrecks are surveyed at Scapa flow
Magazine article from: Sea Classics; 5/1/2003; ; 569 words
; ...German High Seas Fleet scuttled in Scapa Flow, Orkney, in 1919. It is organized...heritage resources submerged in the Scapa Flow. Bobby Forbes, the university...said: "The naval wrecks of the Scapa Flow form an unique underwater record...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Scapa Flow's battleship treasure trove.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 3/17/2007; 532 words
; ...Seventy-four German ships were scuttled at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands in June 1919 to stop...Graemeshall House. The house, overlooking Scapa Flow, was opened to the public in the...Ships scuttled by the German Navy at Scapa Flow
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Collector's treasure trove of items from German fleet tells historic tale Eighty-eight years after they sunk in the swollen waters off Orkney, a new chapter will be written today in the history of the German ships which lie in Scapa Flow. Andrew Hamilton takes up the story
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK); 3/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...of the German ships which lie in Scapa Flow. Andrew Hamilton takes up the story...ordered the 74 Imperial German ships at Scapa Flow in Orkney to be scuttled, they...battleship HMS Royal Oak went down at Scapa Flow, with the loss of 833 lives, after...
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 "Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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TOXIC `GHOST' SHIPS HEADING TO SCAPA FLOW; Contamination fears at harbour.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland); 6/29/2003; 581 words
; ...could be forced to use the famous Scapa Flow harbour as a safe haven. Last week...Harbours, fears they could end up in Scapa Flow. He said: "Any contamination...Any ships under tow could be sent to Scapa Flow by Secretary of State's Representative...
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Oil clean-up plan at Scapa Flow delayed until January
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 10/14/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...torpedoed battleship is now escaping into Scapa Flow - one of Britain's most environmentally...a catastrophic release of oil into Scapa Flow. Work will not start until January...remove the risk of major pollution in Scapa Flow. But some Orkney councillors...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Deepest sympathy; Final moments: HMS Royal Oak after being torpedoed in Scapa Flow by a U-boat.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 10/15/2008; 700+ words
; ...fired from U-47 and went under in Scapa Flow, killing 833 sailors. Now one of...fellow survivors made a pilgrimage to Scapa Flow as divers placed his ashes...wish for his ashes to be scattered in Scapa Flow and we could think of no better...
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Special team to search for diver in scapa flow
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK); 10/25/2007; 382 words
; ...to try to find a diver missing in Scapa Flow. Dutchman Martin Voordouw, 40, was exploring one of the warship wrecks in Scapa Flow when he failed to resurface on...around 4pm becaue of the fading light. Scapa Flow is said to be one of the best...
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Lottery cash funds plans to celebrate history of Scapa Flow
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 3/24/2009; ; 485 words
; ...celebrate the history and heritage of Scapa Flow in Orkney. The Heritage Lottery Fund...The projects include creating a Scapa Flow nature reserve and a wartime...an extremely exciting time for the Scapa Flow area, as this project will not...
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SHALLOW GRAVES; Watery end: The Bayern sinking in Scapa Flow.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 11/24/2008; 700+ words
; ...its eventual, infamous demise at Scapa Flow. In the Firth of Forth, on a cold...interned' off the Orkney Islands at Scapa Flow and the Allies were arguing over...Historian James Miller, author of Scapa: Britain's Famous Wartime Base...
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Scapa Flow
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Scapa Flow , area of water, 15 mi (24 km) long and...Graemsay, Burray, South Ronaldsay, and Hoy. Scapa Flow was Britain's main naval base in...The British vessel Vanguard exploded in Scapa Flow in July, 1917, and the German fleet...
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Hoy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Islands . It is located at the southwestern side of the Scapa Flow anchorage. Ward Hill (1,565 ft/477 m) is one of...Lyness, on the east coast, was headquarters of the Scapa Flow naval base. The Old Man of Hoy, a sandstone pinnacle...
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Orkney Islands
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Norn (a form of Norse) until the 18th cent. James V visited Kirkwall in 1540 and made the Orkney Islands a county. Scapa Flow , S of Mainland, was Britain's major naval base in World Wars I and II. The islands have many prehistoric relics...
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Mainland
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...is also called Pomona. Kirkwall , the seat of the Orkney Islands council area, is on the island. Kirkwall Bay and Scapa Flow deeply indent its shores. The interior has hills, moors, several lakes, and fertile valleys. Cattle and sheep are...
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Orcadians
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...and the more remote island of North Ronaldsay. The southern Islands, separated from Mainland by the inland sea of Scapa Flow, are Hoy and South Ronaldsay. With the exception of high cliffs and hills on the western coasts, the treeless islands...
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