The list of 74 ships that sank at Scapa Flow includes:
11 battleships
11 heavy cruisers
8 light cruisers
50 destroyers
Recommended guides include:
Scapa Flow author Rod Macdonald
and
Scapa Flow author Lawson Wood
Armadillos
“Kaiser” – sank at. 13.15., excavated in March 1929 and scrapped in Rosyth
“Prinzregent Luitpold” – sank at hrs. 13.15., excavated in March 1929 and scrapped in Rosyth
“Friedrich der Große” – sank at hrs. 12.16., excavated in 1937 and scrapped at Scapa Flow
“Kaiserin” – sank at. 14.00., excavated in May 1936 and scrapped in Rosyth
“König Albert” – sank at hrs. 12.54., excavated in July 1935 and scrapped in Rosyth
“König” – sank at hrs. 14.00., not lifted from the bottom.
174 meters long 25,000 tons of displacement.
It lies on the western side of the bay, at a depth of 42 meters and the hull reaches 18 meters. It lies like all battleships upside down on its keel. (He made a mushroom while sinking). The hull was badly damaged by blasting in the 1960s and 1970s by Marine Metals. The artillery is hidden under the hull. Only the bow and stern are preserved in good condition.
“Großer Kurfürst” – sank at hrs. 13.30., excavated in April 1933 and scrapped in Rosyth
“Kronprinz Wilhelm” – sank at hrs. 13.15., not lifted from the bottom.
It lies in the western part of the bay at a depth of 38 meters and the hull reaches 12 meters. Beautifully preserved bow and stern with two rudders. It lies slightly on its side,
“Markgraf” – sank at. 4.45 p.m., not lifted from the bottom. It lies between Konig and Kronprinz Wilhelm on the port side. It has depths between 25 and 44 meters. One can see under the hull the barrels of its main artillery.
“Bayern” – sank at hrs. 14.30., excavated in September 1933 and scrapped in Rosyth. What was left of it at the bottom was a massive field of remains at a depth of 25-36 meters. After an attempted raising in 1934, it sank again. “Lost” then the aft artillery turret, which now lies in the muck you can see a huge turret bearing with “balls” the size of cannonballs.
“Baden” – set in the shallows, handed over to Britain, sunk as a target ship on August 16, 1921
Heavy cruisers
“Von der Tann” – sank at. 14.15., excavated in December 1930 and scrapped in Rosyth.
“Moltke” – sank at hrs. 13.10., excavated in June 1927 and scrapped in Rosyth
“Seydlitz” – sank at hrs. 13.50., excavated in November 1928 and scrapped in Rosyth. A massive field of debris was left on the bottom at a depth of 15-21 meters. Since the bottom in this area is sandy, there is better visibility than near other battleships.
“Derfflinger” – sank at hrs. 14.45., mined in August 1939, left at Scapa Flow throughout World War II and scrapped at Faslane between 1946 and 1948
“Hindenburg” – sank at. 17.00., excavated in July 1930 and scrapped in Rosyth
Light cruisers
“Frankfurt” – set in the shallows, handed over to the United States, sunk as a target ship for the air force on July 18, 1921
“Karlsruhe” – sank at hrs. 3.50 p.m., left at the bottom of the
“Emden” – set in the shallows, handed over to France, scrapped in Caen in 1926
“Nürnberg” – grounded, handed over to Britain, sunk as a target ship on July 7, 1922
“Cöln” – sank at hrs. 13.50., left at the bottom of the
“Dresden” – sank at. 13.50., left at the bottom of the
“Brummer” – sank at 1:05 p.m., left on the bottom, lies between “Kronprinz Wilhelm” and “Cöln II between 24 and 36 meters.” The 139-meter wreck lying on the port side. A 150mm cannon is visible in front of the bridge.
“Bremse” – sank at hrs. 14.30, excavated in November 1929 and scrapped in 1932-1933
Destroyers
S 32 – sank, excavated in June 1925, scrapped
S 36 – sank, excavated in April 1925, scrapped
G 38 – sank, excavated in September 1924, scrapped
G 39 – sank, excavated in July 1925, scrapped
G 40 – sank, excavated in July 1925, scrapped
V 43 – set in the shallows, handed over to the United States, sunk as a target ship in 1921
V 44 – set in shallow water, handed over to Great Britain, scrapped in 1922
V 45 – sank, recovered in 1922, scrapped
V 46 – set in shallow water, handed over to France, scrapped in 1924
S 49 – sank, excavated in December 1924, scrapped
S 50 – sank, excavated in October 1924, scrapped
S 51 – set in shallow water, handed over to Great Britain, scrapped in 1922
S 52 – sank, excavated in October 1924, scrapped
S 53 – sank, excavated in August 1924, scrapped
S 54 – sank, excavated in September 1921, scrapped
S 55 – sank, excavated in August 1924, scrapped
S 56 – sank, excavated in June 1925, scrapped
S 60 – set in shallow water, donated to Japan, scrapped in 1922
S 65 – sank, excavated in May 1922, scrapped
V 70 – sank, excavated in August 1924, scrapped
V 73 – set in shallow water, handed over to Great Britain, scrapped in 1922
V 78 – sank, recovered in September 1925, scrapped
V 80 – set in shallow water, handed over to Japan, scrapped in 1922
V 81 – set in the shallows, sank in 1922 while being towed to a scrap yard
V 82 – set in shallow water, handed over to Great Britain, scrapped in 1922
V 83 – sank, recovered in 1923, scrapped
G 86 – sank, excavated in July 1925, scrapped
G 89 – sank, excavated in December 1922, scrapped
G 91 – sank, excavated in September 1924, scrapped
G 92 – set in shallow water, handed over to Great Britain, scrapped in 1922
V 100 – set in shallow water, handed over to France, scrapped in 1921
G 101 – sank, excavated in April 1926, scrapped
G 102 – set in the shallows, handed over to the United States, sunk as a target ship in 1921
G 103 – sank, excavated in September 1925, scrapped
G 104 – sank, excavated in April 1926, scrapped
B 109 – sank, excavated in March 1926, scrapped
B 110 – sank, excavated in December 1925, scrapped
B 111 – sank, excavated in March 1926, scrapped
B 112 – sank, excavated in February 1926, scrapped
V 125 – set in shallow water, handed over to Great Britain, scrapped in 1922
V 126 – set in shallow water, handed over to France, scrapped in 1925
V 127 – set in shallow water, handed over to Japan, scrapped in 1922
V 128 – set in shallow water, handed over to Great Britain, scrapped in 1922
V 129 – sank, excavated in August 1925, scrapped
S 131 – sank, excavated in August 1924, scrapped
S 132 – set in the shallows, handed over to the United States, sunk as a target ship in 1921
S 136 – sank, excavated in April 1925, scrapped
S 137 – set in shallow water, handed over to Great Britain, scrapped in 1922
S 138 – sank, excavated in May 1925, scrapped
H 145 – sank, excavated in March 1925, scrapped[26].
