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Scapa and a Camera, Pictorial Impressions of Five Years Spent at the Grand Fleet Base
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1921
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SCAPA AND A CAMERA

COUNTRY LIFE

First published in 1921.

"The Sure Shield of Britain and of her Empire."
(Extract from His Majesty the King's message to his Navy at the outbreak of war.)

SCAPA
AND A CAMERA

PICTORIAL IMPRESSIONS OF FIVE YEARS SPENT
AT THE GRAND FLEET BASE.

BY
C. W. BURROWS

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
VICE-ADMIRAL F. S. MILLER, C.B.
REAR-ADMIRAL SCAPA FLOW, 1914-1916

LONDON

PUBLISHED AT THE OFFICES OF COUNTRY LIFE, LTD.,
20, TAVISTOCK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, W.C. 2, AND BY
GEORGE NEWNES, LTD., 8-11, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C. 2
NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
MCMXXI

DEDICATED (BY PERMISSION)

ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET EARL BEATTY, O.M., G.C.B.,

AND THE

OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE GRAND FLEET
AND AUXILIARIES

PREFACE

The Author desires to express his indebtedness to the undermentioned, who, by the loan of photographs or in other ways, have assisted in the production of this book:

The Photographic Bureau , Imperial War Museum.
O. Baird , Esq., Admiralty.
P. Goodyear , Esq., Senior Constructor, Admiralty.
Lieut.-Commander N. A. K. Money , R.N., O.B.E., Admiralty.
Paymaster-Lieut. Humphrey Joel , R.N.R., H.M.S. "Excellent."
T. Kent , Esq., Kirkwall.
A. H. Dominey , Esq., late Junior Army and Navy Stores, Ltd., S.S. "Borodino."
Jas. Mackintosh , Esq., Kirkwall.

Guibal House, Lee , S.E. 12, March, 1921.

INTRODUCTION

It was my privilege to be in administrative charge of the Naval Base at Scapa from August, 1914, to May, 1916, until relieved by Rear-Admiral Prendergast.

The Author, Mr. C. W. Burrows, assumed duty as Cashier of the Dockyard Section at the Base in May, 1915, and was so employed until March, 1920, and thus had a long and intimate knowledge of local doings and surroundings.

He has compiled a unique and profusely illustrated book, which should prove of surpassing interest, not only to those who only know of Scapa by hearsay, but particularly to the thousands of officers and men of the Naval, Marine, and Civil Services of the Crown, the Mercantile Marine, and others who were employed in and near Scapa Flow. To the latter it will serve as a remembrance of the incidents, many joyous and some sad and tragic, associated with their sojourn in the northern mists which shrouded Scapa from the public eye. Part IV., dealing with the German ships at Scapa Flow, their dramatic sinking on 21st June, 1919, and the subsequent salvage operations of several of them, is an exceptionally fine pictorial record.

Owing to the lack of facilities, practically the whole of the Base Establishment had to be accommodated afloat, and until the arrival of H.M.S. "Victorious" in March, 1916, as accommodation ship and workshop for the Dockyard Staff and workmen, the officers and men experienced considerable discomfort. The men usually found quarters on board the ships upon which they were working, and, owing to the shortness of notice, they were frequently taken to sea.

A very marked feature throughout the war was the spirit of loyalty, good comradeship, and emulation which evinced itself among all ranks, ratings, and grades, whether on duty or in recreations. It was this spirit that lightened the discomforts and difficulties which necessarily occurred, maintained the Grand Fleet and Base in a healthy state of efficiency, and brought about the breakdown of the German morale, resulting in the ignominious surrender of the German ships in November, 1918, and their ultimate transfer to Scapa Flow.

The Author is to be congratulated in providing such a delightful souvenir of the Great War.

F. S. MILLER.

Long Hope, Shortheath, Farnham, Surrey.

CONTENTS

PART I
PAGE
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BASE
PART II
SCENES AROUND SCAPA FLOW
PART III
THE NAVY AT SCAPA FLOW
PART IV
THE GERMAN SHIPS AT SCAPA FLOW

ILLUSTRATIONS

"The Sure Shield of Britain and of her Empire"	Frontispiece
PAGE
Map of Scapa Flow and the Orkney Islands	To face
H.M.S. "Cyclops" at Long Hope
St. John's Head, Hoy
Drifter Net-Boom Defence at Houton
Sunken Ships between St. Margaret's Hope and Burray
The Grand Fleet Base at Long Hope, 1916, looking towards Weddel Sound
Closer View of the Base Ships at Long Hope
H.M.S. "Imperieuse" at Long Hope
H.M.S. "Victorious" at Scapa Flow
R.F.A. "Ruthenia"
Torpedo Sub-Dept Ship "Sokoto" lying in the Inner Hope
The Brough of Birsay, off which H.M.S. "Hampshire" was lost on 6th June, 1916
Driving off from the First Hole on Flotta
Children's Race at Long Hope Sports
Watching the Sports
A Boxing Match on Flotta
A Ship's Garden at Crockness
U.S.S. "New York" leading the 6th Battle Squadron into Scapa after crossing the Atlantic
Harvest Festival
The "Green Room" of a Battleship; Officers making up for a Show
German Battleship "Kaiser" entering the Boom at Scapa Flow for Internment at Dawn on 26th November, 1918
The German Ships interned at Scapa
German Battle Cruiser "Derfflinger" Four Minutes before finally Sinking, 2.45 p.m., 21st June, 1919
Vice-Admiral Sir R. J. Prendergast making his Farewell Address on H.M.S. "Victorious," 15th February, 1920
Good-bye to Scapa!
View looking South from Houton Bay
Wideford Hill and the "Peerie Sea"
Loading Stores at Scapa Pier
Kirkwall Harbour from the Cathedral Tower
Albert Street, Kirkwall
St. Magnus Cathedral from the Earl's Palace
Old Houses in Kirkwall
Stromness from the Sea
Houton Bay Air Station
The Clestron Barrier, Stromness
The Standing Stones of Stennis
The Ring of Brodgar
The Tumulus of Maeshowe
The Entrance to Maeshowe
A Winding Road in Hoy
Ward Hill and Graemsay Island from the Sea
Ward Hillthe Road to Rackwick
Ward Hill from the East
The Old Man of Hoy
The Dwarfie Stone
The New Stone Wall and Pier, Lyness
Crofts near Lyness
Excavations at Lyness in Connection with the Building of the Wharf
The First Train in Orkney
Sunset over the Martello Tower, Crockness
The Martello Tower, Crockness
View looking through the Martello Tower, Crockness, towards Long Hope
Melsetteron the Road from Lyness to Long Hope
Long Hope Pier and Post Office
Long Hope Hotel
Kirk Hope, South Walls
Cantick Lighthouse, South Walls
Digging the PeatsHoy
Carting Home the Peats
Horse and Ox Harrowing
Loading Sea-Weed for Manure
An Orkney Cart
Making Straw-backed Chairs, Orkney

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