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Bay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland
Scapa Flow Scapa Flow (/ˈskɑːpə, ˈskæpə/; from Old Norse Skalpaflói 'bay of the long isthmus') is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, sheltered
Scapa_Flow
Destruction of interned warships, 21 June 1919
sailors while held off the harbour of the British Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The fleet was interned there under
Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow
Scuttling_of_the_German_fleet_at_Scapa_Flow
War museum in Orkney, Scotland
Scapa Flow Museum is a war museum in Lyness on the Island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. Housed within a refurbished Romney hut and oil fuel pump house at the
Scapa_Flow_Museum
German U-boat commander during World War II
British battleship HMS Royal Oak at anchor in the Home Fleet's anchorage in Scapa Flow. Prien died when U-47 was lost on 8 March 1941. Prien was one of three
Günther_Prien
Four causeways in Orkney, Scotland
the natural harbour of Scapa Flow, by the German submarine U-47 under the command of Günther Prien. U-47 had entered Scapa Flow through Holm Sound, one
Churchill_Barriers
19/20th-century German naval officer
interned at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands at the end of World War I. On 21 June 1919 he ordered the scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow to prevent
Ludwig_von_Reuter
Scotch whisky distillery
Scapa distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland on the shore of Scapa Flow near the town of Kirkwall. Scapa is the third-northernmost
Scapa_distillery
1916 Revenge-class battleship of the Royal Navy
suitable for front-line duty. On 14 October 1939, Royal Oak was anchored at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland, when she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-47
HMS_Royal_Oak_(08)
King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy
made a shakedown cruise to Bermuda in January 1942, and departed for Scapa Flow on 17 January with Churchill returning home by air. On 1 March, she provided
HMS_Duke_of_York_(17)
1930 film
Scapa Flow is a 1930 German drama film directed by Leo Lasko and starring Otto Gebühr, Claire Rommer and Claus Clausen. It is set around the Wilhelmshaven
Scapa_Flow_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Scapa Flow is a body of water in the Orkney Islands. Scapa Flow may also refer to: Scapa Flow (band), an electronic body music band Scapa Flow (film),
Scapa_Flow_(disambiguation)
War ended in 1918, much of the German High Seas Fleet was escorted to Scapa Flow, where almost all of the fleet was scuttled to prevent its being divided
List_of_sunken_battleships
Swedish electronic music band
Scapa Flow was a Swedish EBM band, formed in 1988, and was one of the icons of the new EBM and synth scene that emerged in Sweden in the late 80's. The
Scapa_Flow_(band)
British Second World War admiral
Unlike the battlecruisers in Rosyth, Queen Elizabeth was stationed in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands and it was there that Blagrove met his future wife
Henry_Blagrove
English painter (1872–1962)
Royal Navy. Gribble was present at the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow, where he witnessed the events on board the trawler Sochisin and produced
B._F._Gribble
Topics referred to by the same term
Scapa may refer to: Scapa distillery, a Scottish distillery Scapa Flow, a body of water in Scotland Scapa Society (Society for Checking the Abuses in
Scapa
Dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy launched in 1912
outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, when she was moored in Scapa Flow as a harbour defence ship. In October, she was badly damaged by German
HMS_Iron_Duke_(1912)
Class of light cruisers of the German Imperial Navy
cancellation of the plan. Karlsruhe, Emden, and Nürnberg were interned at Scapa Flow after the end of the war, and were scuttled on 21 June 1919, though only
Königsberg-class cruiser (1915)
Königsberg-class_cruiser_(1915)
Imperial German Navy fleet
November 1918, the Allies interned the bulk of the High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow, where it was ultimately scuttled in June 1919, days before the belligerents
High_Seas_Fleet
Argentine Navy destroyer
present at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Three ships were scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919 and one sunk as a target by American aircraft in 1921. In 1910
G101-class_torpedo_boat
1938 British aircraft carrier
Ark Royal returned to Scapa Flow the following day, and was reassigned to the Mediterranean Fleet. Ark Royal left Scapa Flow with the battlecruiser Hood
HMS_Ark_Royal_(91)
Class of light cruisers of the German Imperial Navy
interned and eventually scuttled in Scapa Flow in June 1919. Both Dresden and Cöln remain on the bottom of Scapa Flow. By 1916, thirteen German light cruisers
Cöln-class_cruiser
Battleship class of the German Imperial Navy
Seas Fleet, but saw no combat. Both Bayern and Baden were interned at Scapa Flow following the Armistice in November 1918. Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter
Bayern-class_battleship
Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy
August 1939 Belfast was transferred to the 18th Cruiser Squadron. Based at Scapa Flow in the Orkney islands, 18th Cruiser Squadron was part of the British effort
HMS_Belfast
resulted in the internment of the majority of the High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow; the ships were eventually scuttled on 21 June 1919 to prevent them from
List of battleships of Germany
List_of_battleships_of_Germany
Act of deliberately sinking a ship by allowing water to flow into the hull
warships of the German High Seas Fleet were scuttled by their crews at Scapa Flow in the north of Scotland, following the deliverance of the fleet as part
Scuttling
Destroyer built during WWII
undertook sea trials in the Firth of Clyde and then joined the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow for crew training in gunnery and torpedo attacks. Her first active service
HMS_Matchless_(G52)
Class of Battleships built for royal navy
escort and naval gunfire support. Royal Oak was sunk at her moorings in Scapa Flow in October 1939 by a German U-boat, and two other ships of the class were
Revenge-class_battleship
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Scapa Flow (1924–1928) was an American Thoroughbred race horse, a son of Man o' War. He first came to prominence in 1926 after winning the 43rd running
Scapa_Flow_(horse)
Queen Elizabeth–class battleship
which caused considerable damage to Warspite's bow. She made it back to Scapa Flow and from there to Devonport for more repair work, rejoining the fleet
HMS_Warspite_(03)
Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
hoisted his flag aboard his new flagship. Barham joined the Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow the next day and participated in a fleet training operation west of Orkney
HMS_Barham_(04)
Royal Navy Admiral (1867–1958)
Battle Squadron, Fremantle oversaw the interned German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow, and was away on exercises when the sailors began to scuttle their ships
Sydney_Fremantle
King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy
repairs by Cammell Laird, and returned to Scapa Flow on 1 July 1942. The battleship did not leave Scapa Flow until 18 December when she finally resumed
HMS_King_George_V_(41)
First World War fleet of the Royal Navy
established in August 1914 and disbanded in April 1919. Its main base was Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. Formed in August 1914 from the First Fleet and
Grand_Fleet
Edinburgh-class cruiser
Union (Convoy QP 4 and Convoy PQ 13), returning to Scapa Flow on 28 March. On 6 April, she left Scapa Flow to escort convoy PQ 14 to Murmansk. Of the 24 ships
HMS_Edinburgh_(16)
British battleship, 1913–1922
troops from Halifax, Nova Scotia and returned to Scapa on 12 October. Reports of U-boats in Scapa Flow led Jellicoe to conclude that the defences there
HMS_Erin
UK King George V-class battleship
Scapa for repairs. At the beginning of October, the ship began a brief refit at HM Dockyard, Devonport. Repeated reports of submarines in Scapa Flow led
HMS_Ajax_(1912)
Admiral-class battlecruiser
Transferred to the Home Fleet shortly afterwards, Hood was dispatched to Scapa Flow, and operated in the area as a convoy escort and later as a defence against
HMS_Hood
Class of light cruisers of the German Imperial Navy
escaped back to Germany without damage. The two ships were interned at Scapa Flow after the end of the war, and were subsequently scuttled by their crews
Brummer-class_cruiser
World War II German submarine
After this attack, Prien received the nickname Der Stier von Scapa Flow ("The Bull of Scapa Flow"); the emblem of a snorting bull was then painted on the
German_submarine_U-47_(1938)
1927 Nelson-class battleship of the Royal Navy
talks with the British government. As the Home Fleet was assembling in Scapa Flow when tensions with Germany rose in August, Rodney developed steering problems
HMS_Rodney_(29)
Warship class of the British Royal Navy
Document Archive. Retrieved 29 January 2017. "HMS Vanguard People: Scapa Flow Wrecks". Scapa Flow Historic Wreck Site. Retrieved 23 December 2016. Burt (1986)
St_Vincent-class_battleship
1910 battleship
27 July, she was ordered to proceed with the rest of the Home Fleet to Scapa Flow two days later to safeguard the fleet from a possible German surprise
HMS_Neptune_(1909)
20th-century Royal Navy ship
Immediately after the battle, she was ordered to carry Lord Kitchener from Scapa Flow on a diplomatic mission to Russia via the port of Arkhangelsk. Due to
HMS_Hampshire_(1903)
Battleship class of the German Imperial Navy
1918 led to the Wilhelmshaven mutiny. All four ships were interned at Scapa Flow after the war, where they were scuttled on 21 June 1919. Grosser Kurfürst
König-class_battleship
Military unit
effectively starved into submission by November 1917. After a meeting at Scapa Flow later in July between Sims, Jellicoe, and Admiral David Beatty (commander
United States Battleship Division Nine (World War I)
United_States_Battleship_Division_Nine_(World_War_I)
English rock band
released two singles and an EP. First the double A-side "Siamese" / "Scapa Flow" was released through Rough Trade. Then followed the EPs Petrol Skin and
Puressence
American WWII-era heavy cruiser
into Scapa Flow on 29 May after completing the mission. While in Scapa Flow, King George VI inspected Wichita on 7 June. Wichita left Scapa Flow on 12
USS_Wichita_(CA-45)
Steel produced prior to the 1940s
At the end of World War I, the German Navy scuttled around 50 ships in Scapa Flow instead of turning them over to the British Royal Navy. These ships have
Low-background_steel
Cancelled 1918 German Imperial Navy operation
Beesly, Room 40 p. 295. Marder, Dreadnought to Scapa Flow, vol.5 p. 172. Marder, Dreadnought to Scapa Flow, vol.5 p. 174. Gröner, Kriegsschiffe, vol.2 p
Naval order of 24 October 1918
Naval_order_of_24_October_1918
Archipelago, county and council area in northern Scotland
Great Britain and Ireland. Orkney was the site of a Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow, which played a major role in World War I and World War II. After the
Orkney
1916 major naval battle during World War I
Pentland Firth, which the Grand Fleet was likely to cross when leaving Scapa Flow, while the remainder proceeded to the Firth of Forth, awaiting battlecruisers
Battle_of_Jutland
Operational commander of the Royal Navy
Orkney and Shetland Islands and operating and defending the fleet base at Scapa Flow that was the main anchorage for both the Home Fleet and Grand Fleet at
Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands
Admiral_Commanding,_Orkneys_and_Shetlands
Battleship class of the German Imperial Navy
of the war, all five ships were interned at the British naval base in Scapa Flow. On 21 June 1919, they were scuttled to prevent their seizure by the Royal
Kaiser-class_battleship
Dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy
between bases at Scapa Flow and at the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Texas began her mission five days after her arrival at Scapa Flow, when she sortied
USS_Texas_(BB-35)
Long-living combat veteran of WWI
last surviving military witness to the scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow in 1919 and the last surviving veteran to have served in both world wars
Claude_Choules
1918 painting by Bernard F. Gribble
Surrender of the German Fleet to the Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow with Admiral Sims and Rodman on the U.S. Flagship "New York", also referred to as Surrender
Surrender of the German Fleet to the Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow
Surrender_of_the_German_Fleet_to_the_Grand_Fleet_at_Scapa_Flow
King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy
already rectified several that had occurred during training exercises in Scapa Flow. The technicians were retained aboard at the captain's request and played
HMS_Prince_of_Wales_(53)
Iron Duke-class battleship
On the night of 25 March, Benbow and the rest of the fleet sailed from Scapa Flow to support the Battlecruiser Fleet and other light forces that raided
HMS_Benbow_(1913)
Crude oil facility on Flotta, Orkney, Scotland
storage and export facility on the island of Flotta, in the south of Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. It receives and processes crude oil delivered by
Flotta_oil_terminal
Former Royal Air Force station in Caithness, Scotland
built to provide a base for fighter cover for the Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow, it later became an air-sea rescue base as well, before closing just after
RAF_Castletown
1927 Nelson-class battleship of the Royal Navy
V in May as Nelson returned to Scapa Flow to train for Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily. The ship departed Scapa on 17 June and arrived at Gibraltar
HMS_Nelson_(28)
1941 Illustrious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy
aboard Victorious at Rosyth on 14 May 1941, and on 15 May she sailed for Scapa Flow to join Convoy WS 8B to the Middle East. Following the sortie of the German
HMS_Victorious_(R38)
Italian ocean liner that sank in 1956
along the starboard side below the level of the water, allowing seawater to flow down corridors, down stairwells, and any other way it could find into the
SS_Andrea_Doria
Battlecruiser of the German Imperial Navy
Von der Tann, along with most of the High Seas Fleet, was interned at Scapa Flow pending a decision by the Allies as to the fate of the fleet. The ship
SMS_Von_der_Tann
site, on Eday, next to the Fall of Warness site. Scale wave test site at Scapa Flow, off St. Mary's Bay. Scale tidal test site at Shapinsay Sound, off the
European_Marine_Energy_Centre
List of shipwreck sites which are popular amongst scuba divers for wreck diving, arranged by geographical distribution. Ireland Alondra – English steamer
List_of_wreck_diving_sites
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
late February, when she rejoined the flotilla. She was then based at Scapa Flow on screening and patrol duties. In April she made a number of deployments
HMS_Punjabi
interned with the bulk of the German fleet at the British naval base at Scapa Flow following the end of the war in November 1918. There, they were scuttled
List of battlecruisers of Germany
List_of_battlecruisers_of_Germany
Multi-ship class of aircraft carrier
Royal Oak in Scapa Flow for more futile searches for German ships on 13 October, the day before Royal Oak was sunk by U-47 in Scapa Flow. Furious served
Courageous-class aircraft carrier
Courageous-class_aircraft_carrier
Military unit
with the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow were on their way to the Pacific war, leaving the Mistels no worthwhile targets in Scapa Flow.[citation needed] All Mistels
Kampfgeschwader_200
Gloucester-class cruiser
arrived in Scapa Flow that evening to refuel and replenish ammunition. On 12 April, Captain Herbert Packer assumed command and the ship departed Scapa to rendezvous
HMS_Manchester_(15)
and British responses to the July Crisis and joined the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow on 22 July 1914. All three sisters participated in the Battle of Jutland
List of dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy
List_of_dreadnought_battleships_of_the_Royal_Navy
German World War II submarine
on 14 November 1942, U-134 sank the 4,827 GRT Panamanian steamship SS Scapa Flow that carried manganese ore, latex and baled rubber. At 4:58 pm the steamer
German_submarine_U-134_(1941)
World War I order of battle
Began sortie from Scapa Flow 9.30pm 28 May The Grand Fleet was the main body of the British Home Fleets in 1916, based at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands
Battle of Jutland order of battle
Battle_of_Jutland_order_of_battle
1916 Revenge-class battleship of the Royal Navy
three weeks after her commissioning, Royal Sovereign was present in Scapa Flow when the fleet commander, Admiral John Jellicoe ordered the Grand Fleet
HMS_Royal_Sovereign_(05)
King George V-class battleship
25 July, she was ordered to proceed with the rest of the Home Fleet to Scapa Flow four days later to safeguard the fleet from a possible surprise attack
HMS_Centurion_(1911)
British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
They were by the successful sire, Phalaris, their dam the staying mare, Scapa Flow by Chaucer. Pharos's maximum distance was approximately 1¼ miles and Fairway
Pharos_(horse)
Second World War campaign fought in Norway
feared but had not yet happened, the battlecruiser HMS Renown set out from Scapa Flow for Vestfjorden with twelve destroyers on 4 April. The Royal Navy and
Norwegian_campaign
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
PQ 17, sailing from Scapa on 30 June and cruising off Bear Island, arriving back at Scapa Flow on 11 July. Martin left Scapa Flow on 15 July for Seidisfjord
HMS_Martin_(G44)
Royal Navy battleship
25 July, she was ordered to proceed with the rest of the Home Fleet to Scapa Flow four days later to safeguard the fleet from a possible surprise attack
HMS_Monarch_(1911)
British Royal Navy battleship
training in the North Sea. Shortly before midnight on 9 July 1917 at Scapa Flow, Vanguard suffered a series of magazine explosions. She sank almost instantly
HMS_Vanguard_(1909)
Sound in Orkney islands, Scotland
the Atlantic Ocean and the natural harbour of Scapa Flow is to the east. Hoy Sound connects to Scapa Flow via Burra Sound to the south of the island of
Hoy_Sound
1940 Illustrious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy
fighters of 803 Squadron flew aboard and she joined the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow on 12 December. Her stay there was brief as she, escorted by the heavy
HMS_Formidable_(67)
Battlecruiser class of the German Imperial Navy
and saw no major action. Derfflinger and Hindenburg were interned at Scapa Flow following the armistice in November 1918. Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter
Derfflinger-class battlecruiser
Derfflinger-class_battlecruiser
1914 class of German torpedo boats
throughout the war, with one being lost in 1915, five being scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919 and one being transferred to Italy, where it remained in use until
B_97-class_destroyer
German battleship of World War II
and four cruisers remained at anchor in the main British naval base at Scapa Flow, which persuaded Lütjens that the British were unaware of his operation
German_battleship_Bismarck
List of the world's deepest natural harbours by average and maximum depth
Parliament of Australia. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025. "Scapa Flow". Orkney Harbours. Retrieved 17 April 2025. "Port of Saldanha Overview"
List of deepest natural harbours
List_of_deepest_natural_harbours
British Army officer (1880–1963)
HMS Afridi. Carton de Wiart arrived back at the British naval base of Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands on 5 May 1940, his 60th birthday. Carton de Wiart
Adrian_Carton_de_Wiart
1915-10-30 Bayern class Super-dreadnought Imperial German Navy Beached in Scapa Flow, 21 June 1919; sunk as target off Portsmouth, 16 August 1921 Barfleur
List_of_battleships
It was a crucial element of the defences of the western entrance to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, the main fleet base for the Royal Navy
Ness_Battery
Scharnhorst-class battleship
warships. The Home Fleet did not return to Scapa Flow so when U-47 penetrated the harbor defenses of Scapa Flow on 14 October to attack the Home Fleet, it
German_battleship_Gneisenau
Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy
of India joined the 4th Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet, based at Scapa Flow. She took part in numerous sorties into the northern North Sea to enforce
HMS_Emperor_of_India
Sound in Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom
Gutter Sound is a sound in the Orkney archipelago, Scotland, part of Scapa Flow. It lies to the west of the main harbour between the internal islands of
Gutter_Sound
Battleship of the German Imperial Navy
1918, Baden was interned with the majority of the High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow by the British Royal Navy. On 21 June 1919, Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter
SMS_Baden
German admiral (1863–1932)
light cruisers and the most modern torpedo boats, were to be interned in Scapa Flow. The fleet was placed under the command of Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter
Franz_von_Hipper
King George V-class battleship
25 July, she was ordered to proceed with the rest of the Home Fleet to Scapa Flow four days later to safeguard the fleet from a possible surprise attack
HMS_King_George_V_(1911)
Dreadnought to Scapa Flow. Vol. II. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Marder, Arthur J. (1978). Jutland and After. From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow. Vol. III
Royal Navy during the First World War
Royal_Navy_during_the_First_World_War
Hamlet in Alberta, Canada
sites (only two were ever used). Scapa was named by J.B. Mackenzie, the first post office master, likely after Scapa Flow from his native Scotland. A hall
Scapa,_Alberta
Dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy
to reinforce the British Grand Fleet at its base in Scapa Flow. The American ships reached Scapa on 7 December, where they became the 6th Battle Squadron
USS_Wyoming_(BB-32)
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