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Map of Scapa Flow and the Orkney IslandsTo face xx

H.M.S. "Cyclops" at Long Hope1

St. John's Head, Hoy5

Drifter Net-Boom Defence at Houton7

Sunken Ships between St. Margaret's Hope and Burray7

The Grand Fleet Base at Long Hope, 1916, looking towards Weddel Sound9

Closer View of the Base Ships at Long Hope9

H.M.S. "Imperieuse" at Long Hope11

H.M.S. "Victorious" at Scapa Flow12

R.F.A. "Ruthenia"13

Torpedo Sub-Depôt Ship "Sokoto" lying in the Inner Hope14

The Brough of Birsay, off which H.M.S. "Hampshire" was lost on 6th June, 191614

Driving off from the First Hole on Flotta15

Children's Race at Long Hope Sports16

Watching the Sports16

A Boxing Match on Flotta17

A Ship's Garden at Crockness18

U.S.S. "New York" leading the 6th Battle Squadron into Scapa after crossing the Atlantic19

Harvest Festival20

The "Green Room" of a Battleship; Officers making up for a Show21

German Battleship "Kaiser" entering the Boom at Scapa Flow for Internment at Dawn on 26th November, 191823

The German Ships interned at Scapa23

German Battle Cruiser "Derfflinger" Four Minutes before finally Sinking, 2.45 p.m., 21st June, 191924

Vice-Admiral Sir R. J. Prendergast making his Farewell Address on H.M.S. "Victorious," 15th February, 192025

Good-bye to Scapa!26

View looking South from Houton Bay29

Wideford Hill and the "Peerie Sea"32

Loading Stores at Scapa Pier32

Kirkwall Harbour from the Cathedral Tower 33

Albert Street, Kirkwall34

St. Magnus Cathedral from the Earl's Palace 35

Old Houses in Kirkwall 36

Stromness from the Sea37

Houton Bay Air Station38

The Clestron Barrier, Stromness39

The Standing Stones of Stennis40

The Ring of Brodgar40

The Tumulus of Maeshowe41

The Entrance to Maeshowe41

A Winding Road in Hoy42

Ward Hill and Graemsay Island from the Sea43

Ward Hill—the Road to Rackwick44

Ward Hill from the East44

The Old Man of Hoy45

The Dwarfie Stone46

The New Stone Wall and Pier, Lyness47

Crofts near Lyness47

Excavations at Lyness in Connection with the Building of the Wharf48

The First Train in Orkney48

Sunset over the Martello Tower, Crockness49

The Martello Tower, Crockness49

View looking through the Martello Tower, Crockness, towards Long Hope50

Melsetter—on the Road from Lyness to Long Hope51

Long Hope Pier and Post Office52

Long Hope Hotel52

Kirk Hope, South Walls53

Cantick Lighthouse, South Walls53

Digging the Peats—Hoy54

Carting Home the Peats54

Horse and Ox Harrowing55

Loading Sea-Weed for Manure55

An Orkney Cart55

Making Straw-backed Chairs, Orkney56

Interior of an Orkney Cottage57

Spinning58

Battle Squadron exercising in the Flow59

Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty on the Quarterdeck of H.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth"62

H.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth"63

H.M.S. "Revenge" and Ships of the First Battle Squadron at Scapa64

H.M.S. "Ramillies"64

H.M.S. "Resolution"64

H.M.S. "Royal Oak"64

Fourth Battle Squadron exercising in the Flow65

Battleships "Orion," "Monarch," and "Conqueror" in the Flow66

Battleships "Colossus," "St. Vincent," and "Bellerophon" exercising in the Flow66

H.M.S. "Renown"67

H.M.S. "Tiger": A Famous Ship of the Battle Cruiser Squadron67

H.M.S. "Emperor of India"68

H.M.S. "Whitshed"68

H.M.S. "Barham"68

Light Cruiser "Calliope" at Scapa69

"Make and Mend" on Light Cruiser "Yarmouth"69

The Deck of an Aeroplane Carrier, H.M.S. "Furious"70

Submarine "G 13" alongside H.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth"71

Submarine "K 16" under Way in the Flow71

Officers of Submarine "K 7" in the Conning Tower71

Marines Drilling on the Quarterdeck of a Battleship72

General View of Captain's Sunday Morning Inspection73

"Tidying Up" for Inspection74

Officers and Men exercising on the Quarterdeck75

"Holystoning"76

Washing Down Decks77

Stokers at Work 78

Church Service on H.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth" 79

Hospital Ships at Scapa Flow80

H.M. Hospital Ship "Magic II.," afterwards renamed "Classic"80

Transferring a "Cot Case" from a Battleship to the Hospital Ship Drifter81

Dentist at Work on a Battleship (H.M.S. "Collingwood")82

H.M.S. "Imperieuse" with Fleet Mail Steamer "St. Ninian" and Mail Drifters from the Fleet alongside83

Mail Boat "St. Ola" coming alongside H.M.S. "Victorious"83

Sorting Mails for the Fleet on H.M.S. "Imperieuse"84

Distributing Newspapers for the Fleet (H.M.S. "Imperieuse")85

Dockyard Workmen leaving H.M.S. "Victorious" for Work in the Fleet86

Repairing a Steam Pinnace on the Slipway at Lyness86

School Children's Entertainment on H.M.S. "Victorious"87

Three of the Young Orcadian Guests87

"No Coupons Required"88

Crew of Drifter "Shalot"89

Lifting Chain Cables89

Mooring Vessel "Recovery" at Scapa Flow89

U.S.S. "Patuxent" and "272" alongside H.M.S. "Victorious" for Repairs90

American Minesweepers in the Floating Dock for Repairs90

A Damaged British Destroyer being repaired in the Dock90

S.S. "Borodino," Junior Army and Navy Stores' Store-Ship with the Grand Fleet91

Interior of Shop on S.S. "Borodino"91

A Corner of an Officer's Cabin92

Fishing for Sea-Trout93

A Ship's Picnic93

A Bathing Party93

The Naval Cemetery at Lyness94

The "Hampshire" Memorial94

An Interesting Stone to the Memory of a Chinaman who died at Scapa94

The "Malaya" Memorial95

The "Vanguard" Memorial95

Making for Home96

The Scuttling of the German Ships97

H.M.S. "Lion" entering Hoxa Boom, Scapa Flow, at Head of German Battle Cruisers, 25th November, 1918100

H.M.S. "Repulse," "Renown," "Princess Royal," and "Tiger" Escorting German Battle Cruisers through Hoxa Boom, 25th November, 1918100

German Battle Cruiser "Seydlitz" entering Hoxa Boom, 25th November, 1918102

German Battle Cruiser "Von der Tann" entering Hoxa Boom, 25th November, 1918 102

German Battle Cruiser "Moltke" entering Hoxa Boom, 25th November 1918 103

The Interned German Ships at Scapa 103

German Battle Cruiser "Seydlitz" 104

German Battle Cruiser "Moltke" at Scapa Flow 105

German Battle Cruiser "Derfflinger" at Scapa Flow 106

German Battle Cruiser "Hindenburg" at Scapa Flow 106

German Battleship "Friedrich Der Grosse" 107

German Battleship "Kaiserin" 107

German Light Cruiser "Köln" 108

German Destroyers at Lyness, with Battleships in the Distance 108

Plan of the Anchorage of German Ships at Scapa Flow 110

A Party of French Officers visiting the German Ships 111

German Battleship "Bayern" sinking by the Stern, 2 p.m., 21st June, 1919112

The Final Plunge of the "Bayern" 113

German Destroyers sinking or beached off the Island of Fara 114

German Sailors taking to the Boats 115

British Boarding Party alongside sinking German Destroyer 116

General View showing German Destroyers sinking on the Right and Battleships in the Distance, at 3.30 p.m., 21st June, 1919 117

German Battle Cruiser "Hindenburg" as she now rests at Scapa 118

Whaler "Ramna" stranded on German Battle Cruiser "Moltke" 23rd June, 1919, taken just before "Ramna" refloated119

German Cruiser "Nurnberg" immediately after being refloated at 2 p.m. on 3rd July, 1919120

Salvage Operations on Battleship "Baden" and Cruiser "Frankfurt" beached at Smoogroo121

Salvage Work on the "Baden" 122

Pumping out the "Frankfurt"123

Cruiser "Bremse," which capsized whilst being beached124

Battle Cruiser "Seydlitz," lying on her Starboard Side in Shallow Water124

Hoisting the Union Jack on a sinking German Destroyer 125

On the "Seydlitz"125

"Baden" being towed South to Invergordon125

Salving German Destroyer "G 102"126

Salvage Party working on a German Destroyer127

View showing Salved ex-German Cruisers and Destroyers at Long Hope, October, 1919 128

The Salved German Cruisers "Nurnberg" and "Emden" in Long Hope Bay129

View Looking Aft from After-Control Top of "Frankfurt"130

View Looking Forward from the Same Position130

Expansion Ring Marking on 6-Inch Gun "Nurnberg"131

A Humorous Effort on the Part of One of Our Sailors131

The Propeller Blade of the "Seydlitz"131

Range-Finder and Searchlight Platform, "Nurnberg"132

88-Mm. Guns, "Nurnberg"132

6-Inch Gun on "Nurnberg" After-Turret133

5·9-Inch After-Breech, "Nurnberg"133

Searchlight Control Platform, "Frankfurt"133

10·5-Cm. Gun on a German Destroyer 134

Torpedo Tubes on a Destroyer135

Engine-Room Control Board, "Emden"136

Lower Conning Tower, "Emden"137

German Destroyer being towed South to Rosyth, March, 1920138

Blowing up the Minefields140

Closer View of Mine Explosion140

Salvage Operations on S.S. "Aorangi"142

Sunset over the Hills of Hoy144

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Map of Scapa Flow and the Orkney Islands.