Scapa 1919 - The Archaeology of a Scuttled Fleet

The German High Seas Fleet was one of the most powerful naval forces in the world, and had fought the pride of the British Royal Navy to a stalemate at the battle of Jutland in 1916. After the Armistice ended fighting in World War 1, the fleet was interned in Scapa Flow pending the outcome of the Treaty of Versailles. Then in [June] 1919, the entire fleet attempted to sink itself in the Flow to prevent i being surrendered as war prizes. Of the 74 ships present, 52 sank, while 22 were prevented from doing so by circumstance and British intervention.
Drawing on cutting edge multi-beam imaging and photographs from the sea floor, marine archaeologist and historian Dr Ines McCartney reveals the fate of the lost ships of the Grand Scuttle, including examinations of the nine wrecks that remain on the sea floor and the dispains of others. Using archive footage of the scuttle and salvage operations, as well as modern underwater photography, he examines the circumstances behind the loss of each ship and reconciles what was known about them at the time to what the archaeology is telling us today.