Scapa Flow and Orkney photos

gordonmull · 07-22-13, 05:50 PM

Not posted here in quite some time and haven't really been subsimming all that much but when the Mrs suggested a trip to Orkney, how could I refuse?

I made sure to take plenty of pics of Scapa flow, the naval museum at Lyness and some other bits and bobs from the WWII era. The museum at Stromness even had part of one of Prien's torps that sank the Oak.

I've tried to take photos of descriptions of museum pieces where I could (or remembered) and have commented on most pics with a brief description.

Hope you enjoy.

link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/5727880...634749342371/#

Jimbuna · 07-22-13, 05:56 PM

Great pictures...somewhere I'd love to go to one day

Sailor Steve · 07-22-13, 06:12 PM

Beautiful shots! Lots of cool stuff there. I'm afraid it's someplace I'll never see.

garren · 07-22-13, 07:58 PM

Awesome. Looks so peaceful there.

TarJak · 07-22-13, 08:29 PM

Great shots. Would love to take a visit up there some day.

fireftr18 · 07-22-13, 09:31 PM

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing.

BossMark · 07-22-13, 11:33 PM

Very nice pictures gordonmull

Schroeder · 07-23-13, 04:17 AM

Very good stuff. Thanks for sharing.

danasan · 07-23-13, 04:20 AM

Thanks for sharing. This is heartbreaking.

gordonmull · 07-23-13, 01:03 PM

Glad folks liked the photos. I can highly recommend a trip out there if you don't live on the other side of the world. It's a long journey even from here but well worth it. The whole place is steeped in history, not just WWII but right through the ages of man.

07-22-13, 05:50 PM	#1
gordonmull Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 269 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Scapa Flow and Orkney photos Not posted here in quite some time and haven't really been subsimming all that much but when the Mrs suggested a trip to Orkney, how could I refuse? I made sure to take plenty of pics of Scapa flow, the naval museum at Lyness and some other bits and bobs from the WWII era. The museum at Stromness even had part of one of Prien's torps that sank the Oak. I've tried to take photos of descriptions of museum pieces where I could (or remembered) and have commented on most pics with a brief description. Hope you enjoy. link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/5727880...634749342371/#

07-22-13, 05:56 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Great pictures...somewhere I'd love to go to one day __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-22-13, 06:12 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Beautiful shots! Lots of cool stuff there. I'm afraid it's someplace I'll never see. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-22-13, 09:31 PM	#6
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Great pictures. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

07-22-13, 11:33 PM	#7
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Very nice pictures gordonmull __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

07-22-13, 07:58 PM	#4
garren In the Brig Join Date: May 2011 Location: Half-way to Hell Posts: 366 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Awesome. Looks so peaceful there.

07-22-13, 08:29 PM	#5
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Great shots. Would love to take a visit up there some day.

07-23-13, 04:17 AM	#8
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Very good stuff. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

07-23-13, 04:20 AM	#9
danasan Elite Spam Hunter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Flensburg / Germany Posts: 1,141 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Thanks for sharing. This is heartbreaking. __________________ "I invite you to go inside this submergible hole in the water where you can nicely hide from destroyers."

07-23-13, 01:03 PM	#10
gordonmull Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 269 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Glad folks liked the photos. I can highly recommend a trip out there if you don't live on the other side of the world. It's a long journey even from here but well worth it. The whole place is steeped in history, not just WWII but right through the ages of man.