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Scotland, Orkney
Scapa Flow scuttled German High Seas Fleet
Wreck beach Source-confirmed findsRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Wreck timber
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: guns.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
German fleet scuttled 21 June 1919; three battleships and four cruisers remain
The battleships Konig, Kronprinz Wilhelm and Markgraf and the cruisers Brummer, Coln, Dresden and Karlsruhe were never salvaged and are among the most dived wrecks in Europe. They were scheduled in 2001 and are now inside the Scapa Flow Historic Marine Protected Area.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
depthCold water, penetration risk on collapsing hulls
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