Featured Wrecks

Learn about some of the more interesting wrecks in Scapa Flow

SMS Bayern

SMS Bayern

SMS Bayern, Battleship, Salvage Site
F2 Escort Boat and YC21 barge

F2 Escort Boat and YC21 barge

F2 was a World War II German escort boat, similar to a corvette, given to the British as war reparations. The boat sank during a gale in 1946 and came to rest in Gutter Sound, between the islands of Hoy and Farra.
Strathelliot

Strathelliot

The steam trawler Strathelliot grounded in Orkney during bad weather in October 1952 with no loss of life.
Lizzie Bain

Lizzie Bain

The Lizzie Bain was a wooden smack, a traditional 19th century fishing boat. There is no record of where she was built and the boat was not registered at the time she was lost.
Norholmen

Norholmen

Nine Norwegian fishermen had to abandon their ship Norholmen when she grounded on rocks in Hoy Sound in 1966.
Albion

Albion

On New Year's Day 1866, 10 lives were lost when the Albion was wrecked off the Point of Oxan on Graemsay in Hoy Sound.
Tabarka

Tabarka

Sunk to protect the entrance of Scapa Flow from enemy submarines, the Tabarka now rests in the strong tides of Burra Sound.
James Barrie

James Barrie

Formerly known as Benella (Whittaker, 1998), the fishing vessel James Barrie ran aground at Lother Rock near the south-west end of South Ronaldsay on 27 March 1969.

Protected Wrecks Status

In recognition of their historical and cultural importance, the wrecks of the Cöln, Dresden, Brummer, Karlsruhe, Kronprinz Wilhelm, König and Markgraf have been protected as scheduled monuments. Divers are welcome to enjoy and respect these wrecks but removal of artefacts from them is illegal. For more information, please visit the MCA Website

Downloadable Resources

High Seas Fleet - Wreck Fact Sheets

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