See the Royal Oak

Coyote88 · 12-01-08, 04:55 PM

I don't know if others have seen this or not: images of the Royal Oak at the bottom of Scapa Flow. These come from ADUS, a sonar imaging company.

meduza · 12-01-08, 05:09 PM

That's very impressive.
Thanks for sharing, and welcome aboard!

Paul_IronCoffin · 12-01-08, 05:27 PM

I agree, that image is extremely impressive.

Believe it or not, I met my wife in a pub called Royal Oak

12-01-08, 05:42 PM

Just like a Ghost Ship!

Jimbuna · 12-02-08, 07:18 AM

Yeah, there are few ships depicted like that due to the advances in sonar imagery equipment

Myxale · 12-02-08, 08:06 AM

This has an eerie beauty to it! Thanx for the pic!

Red Heat · 12-02-08, 08:25 AM

Beutifull work...thanks!

Wreford-Brown · 12-02-08, 02:39 PM

I had the pleasure of diving on the HMS Hood in Portland harbour before it was put off bounds to divers. Before anyone starts abusing me, it was a previous HMS Hood - the Dreadnought Battleship that was deliberately sunk as a blockship in 1914: http://www.nasportsmouth.org.uk/proj...nd_map2004.php

I've also managed to get to the landing craft but haven't yet managed the M2, a submarine aircraft carrier.

Sailor Steve · 12-02-08, 06:26 PM

Just a minor correction:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wreford-Brown

...it was a previous HMS Hood - the Dreadnought Battleship that was deliberately sunk as a blockship in 1914...

That Hood was a PRE-Dreadnought battleship. It was the ninth ship of the eight-ship Royal Sovereign class. The 13.5" guns carried by the class had to be housed in open barbettes, as turrets would have made them top heavy. Hood was built to carry turrets, but to save the top-weight she had a very low freeboard fore and aft, making her a very wet ship.

coronas · 12-03-08, 04:56 AM

Thanks for sharing, Coyote88! Very interesting!

sharkbit · 12-03-08, 08:13 AM

Here's a pretty good link about the HMS Royal Oak:

http://www.mikekemble.com/ww2/royaloak.html

Has some pretty good links at the end.

IanC · 12-03-08, 08:29 AM

Yikes! This is what sonar can do these days? Makes me wonder how vulnerable subs are today :hmm:

Wreford-Brown · 12-03-08, 03:22 PM

You can buy a decent sidescan sonar for around £2000 these days. Nowhere near the clarity of the images above but enough to give you a general shape of a contact.

12-01-08, 04:55 PM	#1
Coyote88 Seaman Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cruising the Norwegian coastline Posts: 39 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	See the Royal Oak I don't know if others have seen this or not: images of the Royal Oak at the bottom of Scapa Flow. These come from ADUS, a sonar imaging company.

12-01-08, 05:09 PM	#2
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	That's very impressive. Thanks for sharing, and welcome aboard! __________________

12-01-08, 05:27 PM	#3
Paul_IronCoffin Gunner Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: St. James, Barbados Posts: 99 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I agree, that image is extremely impressive. Believe it or not, I met my wife in a pub called Royal Oak __________________

12-02-08, 07:18 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,742 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Yeah, there are few ships depicted like that due to the advances in sonar imagery equipment __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-02-08, 08:06 AM	#6
Myxale Admiral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PQ AN 25 Posts: 2,178 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	This has an eerie beauty to it! Thanx for the pic! __________________ SH3+GWX SH5+WoS Still Sailing....still Deep

12-01-08, 05:42 PM	#4
Nippelspanner Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Just like a Ghost Ship!

12-02-08, 08:25 AM	#7
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Beutifull work...thanks! __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

12-02-08, 02:39 PM	#8
Wreford-Brown Sea Lord Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In sight of Stonehenge Posts: 1,750 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 26	I had the pleasure of diving on the HMS Hood in Portland harbour before it was put off bounds to divers. Before anyone starts abusing me, it was a previous HMS Hood - the Dreadnought Battleship that was deliberately sunk as a blockship in 1914: http://www.nasportsmouth.org.uk/proj...nd_map2004.php I've also managed to get to the landing craft but haven't yet managed the M2, a submarine aircraft carrier. __________________ All my mods are available at MediaFire: SH3 Mods Other modders SH3 mods SH4 Mods ...you can't please all of the people all of the time...

12-03-08, 04:56 AM	#10
coronas Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: Asturias, España Posts: 1,168 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Thanks for sharing, Coyote88! Very interesting! __________________

12-03-08, 08:13 AM	#11
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Here's a pretty good link about the HMS Royal Oak: http://www.mikekemble.com/ww2/royaloak.html Has some pretty good links at the end. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

12-03-08, 08:29 AM	#12
IanC Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Running silent and deep Posts: 902 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Yikes! This is what sonar can do these days? Makes me wonder how vulnerable subs are today :hmm:

12-03-08, 03:22 PM	#13
Wreford-Brown Sea Lord Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In sight of Stonehenge Posts: 1,750 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 26	You can buy a decent sidescan sonar for around £2000 these days. Nowhere near the clarity of the images above but enough to give you a general shape of a contact. __________________ All my mods are available at MediaFire: SH3 Mods Other modders SH3 mods SH4 Mods ...you can't please all of the people all of the time...