Fifty vessels.
A sea of stories.
Scapa Flow. A naval anchorage. A war grave. A graveyard of giants. Discover the ships that shaped these waters — and the people history should never forget.
Where an entire
fleet went down.
In 1919, the interned German High Seas Fleet was scuttled in Scapa Flow. Most ships were raised and scrapped in the decades that followed. Seven great warships still survive underwater.
There are other histories here too: the loss of HMS Vanguard, the torpedoing of HMS Royal Oak, defensive blockships, working boats and even the remains of the extraordinary salvage operations. Not every ship in this collection remains intact on the seabed.
READ HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND’S DESIGNATION ↗Meet the
inverted giant.
SMS Markgraf. A 175-metre König-class battleship, scuttled in 1919. Travel back to her final day, reveal the wreck as it lies today and rotate an interpretive structural model.
ENTER THE MARKGRAF EXPERIENCE ↗
DEEP SCAN 002 / SCAPA FLOWChoose a story.
Research edition. Each record has its own historical dossier and links to the evidence. Use the categories or the regional guide to discover them.
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More than
metal on the seabed.
HMS Royal Oak is a protected war grave. This story is about the 834 people who died and the families who carried their loss — not about exploring or disturbing a resting place.
READ THE ROYAL OAK STORY ↗Royal Oak and Vanguard are protected war graves. The seven surviving German fleet wrecks are scheduled monuments. Respect all current diving restrictions and heritage law.