100 years ago this week, the German High Seas Fleet was imprisoned within Scapa Flow. Eight months after the First World War ended, on 21 June 1919, the ships were deliberately sunk in the waters off the Orkney coast. This video from Imperial War Museum London features incredible close-up footage of German sailors fishing from the decks of their surrendered ships and smiling at the camera before the biggest intentional sinking in history. Discover more about Scapa Flow's rich naval history on ou
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21K views · 555 reactions | One hundred years ago today, the German High Seas Fleet began to sink beneath the waves of Scapa Flow in Orkney. The ships had been scuttled to prevent them falling into the hands of the Allies after the end of First World War. Some local schoolchildren had a close-up view of the dramatic event... | orkney.com | Facebook
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12K views · 41 reactions | Video clip showing wreckage deposited on the seabed of Scapa Flow, Orkney, when the WW1 German battleship SMS Kaiser was salvaged. For more details on this joint project with SULA Diving see the Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology blog https://bit.ly/2SNvL2M The project was funded by Historic Environment Scotland. | UHI Archaeology Institute | Facebook
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The German Fleet Scuttling at Orkney's Scapa Flow
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60K views · 1.5K reactions | The official Scapa 100 commemorations begin in Orkney today, marking the centenary of the scuttling of the German High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow at the end of the First World War. One hundred years later, it's an event that continues to have a lasting legacy in these islands. Find out more ➡️ orkney.com/news/scapa-100 | orkney.com | Facebook
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