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"THE SURE SHIELD OF BRITAIN AND OF HER EMPIRE" _Frontispiece_

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MAP OF SCAPA FLOW AND THE ORKNEY ISLANDS _To face_ XX
H.M.S. "CYCLOPS" AT LONG HOPE 1
ST. JOHN'S HEAD, HOY 5
DRIFTER NET-BOOM DEFENCE AT HOUTON 7
SUNKEN SHIPS BETWEEN ST. MARGARET'S HOPE AND BURRAY 7
THE GRAND FLEET BASE AT LONG HOPE, 1916, LOOKING TOWARDS
WEDDEL SOUND 9
CLOSER VIEW OF THE BASE SHIPS AT LONG HOPE 9
H.M.S. "IMPERIEUSE" AT LONG HOPE 11
H.M.S. "VICTORIOUS" AT SCAPA FLOW 12
R.F.A. "RUTHENIA" 13
TORPEDO SUB-DEPÔT SHIP "SOKOTO" LYING IN THE INNER HOPE 14
THE BROUGH OF BIRSAY, OFF WHICH H.M.S. "HAMPSHIRE" WAS LOST ON
6TH JUNE, 1916 14
DRIVING OFF FROM THE FIRST HOLE ON FLOTTA 15
CHILDREN'S RACE AT LONG HOPE SPORTS 16
WATCHING THE SPORTS 16
A BOXING MATCH ON FLOTTA 17
A SHIP'S GARDEN AT CROCKNESS 18
U.S.S. "NEW YORK" LEADING THE 6TH BATTLE SQUADRON INTO SCAPA AFTER
CROSSING THE ATLANTIC 19
HARVEST FESTIVAL 20
THE "GREEN ROOM" OF A BATTLESHIP; OFFICERS MAKING UP FOR A SHOW 21
GERMAN BATTLESHIP "KAISER" ENTERING THE BOOM AT SCAPA FLOW FOR
INTERNMENT AT DAWN ON 26TH NOVEMBER, 1918 23
THE GERMAN SHIPS INTERNED AT SCAPA 23
GERMAN BATTLE CRUISER "DERFFLINGER" FOUR MINUTES BEFORE FINALLY
SINKING, 2.45 P.M., 21ST JUNE, 1919 24
VICE-ADMIRAL SIR R. J. PRENDERGAST MAKING HIS FAREWELL ADDRESS ON
H.M.S. "VICTORIOUS," 15TH FEBRUARY, 1920 25
GOOD-BYE TO SCAPA! 26
VIEW LOOKING SOUTH FROM HOUTON BAY 29
WIDEFORD HILL AND THE "PEERIE SEA" 32
LOADING STORES AT SCAPA PIER 32
KIRKWALL HARBOUR FROM THE CATHEDRAL TOWER 33
ALBERT STREET, KIRKWALL 34
ST. MAGNUS CATHEDRAL FROM THE EARL'S PALACE 35
OLD HOUSES IN KIRKWALL 36
STROMNESS FROM THE SEA 37
HOUTON BAY AIR STATION 38
THE CLESTRON BARRIER, STROMNESS 39
THE STANDING STONES OF STENNIS 40
THE RING OF BRODGAR 40
THE TUMULUS OF MAESHOWE 41
THE ENTRANCE TO MAESHOWE 41
A WINDING ROAD IN HOY 42
WARD HILL AND GRAEMSAY ISLAND FROM THE SEA 43
WARD HILL--THE ROAD TO RACKWICK 44
WARD HILL FROM THE EAST 44
THE OLD MAN OF HOY 45
THE DWARFIE STONE 46
THE NEW STONE WALL AND PIER, LYNESS 47
CROFTS NEAR LYNESS 47
EXCAVATIONS AT LYNESS IN CONNECTION WITH THE BUILDING OF THE WHARF 48
THE FIRST TRAIN IN ORKNEY 48
SUNSET OVER THE MARTELLO TOWER, CROCKNESS 49
THE MARTELLO TOWER, CROCKNESS 49
VIEW LOOKING THROUGH THE MARTELLO TOWER, CROCKNESS, TOWARDS
LONG HOPE 50
MELSETTER--ON THE ROAD FROM LYNESS TO LONG HOPE 51
LONG HOPE PIER AND POST OFFICE 52
LONG HOPE HOTEL 52
KIRK HOPE, SOUTH WALLS 53
CANTICK LIGHTHOUSE, SOUTH WALLS 53
DIGGING THE PEATS--HOY 54
CARTING HOME THE PEATS 54
HORSE AND OX HARROWING 55
LOADING SEA-WEED FOR MANURE 55
AN ORKNEY CART 55
MAKING STRAW-BACKED CHAIRS, ORKNEY 56
INTERIOR OF AN ORKNEY COTTAGE 57
SPINNING 58
BATTLE SQUADRON EXERCISING IN THE FLOW 59
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 SCAPA 64
H.M.S. "RAMILLIES" 64
H.M.S. "RESOLUTION" 64
H.M.S. "ROYAL OAK" 64
FOURTH BATTLE SQUADRON EXERCISING IN THE FLOW 65
BATTLESHIPS "ORION," "MONARCH," AND "CONQUEROR" IN THE FLOW 66
BATTLESHIPS "COLOSSUS," "ST. VINCENT," AND "BELLEROPHON" EXERCISING
IN THE FLOW 66
H.M.S. "RENOWN" 67
H.M.S. "TIGER": A FAMOUS SHIP OF THE BATTLE CRUISER SQUADRON 67
H.M.S. "EMPEROR OF INDIA" 68
H.M.S. "WHITSHED" 68
H.M.S. "BARHAM" 68
LIGHT CRUISER "CALLIOPE" AT SCAPA 69
"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 FLOW 71
OFFICERS OF SUBMARINE "K 7" IN THE CONNING TOWER 71
MARINES DRILLING ON THE QUARTERDECK OF A BATTLESHIP 72
GENERAL VIEW OF CAPTAIN'S SUNDAY MORNING INSPECTION 73
"TIDYING UP" FOR INSPECTION 74
OFFICERS AND MEN EXERCISING ON THE QUARTERDECK 75
"HOLYSTONING" 76
WASHING DOWN DECKS 77
STOKERS AT WORK 78
CHURCH SERVICE ON H.M.S. "QUEEN ELIZABETH" 79
HOSPITAL SHIPS AT SCAPA FLOW 80
H.M. HOSPITAL SHIP "MAGIC II.," AFTERWARDS RENAMED "CLASSIC" 80
TRANSFERRING A "COT CASE" FROM A BATTLESHIP TO THE HOSPITAL SHIP
DRIFTER 81
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 ALONGSIDE 83
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
FLEET 86
REPAIRING A STEAM PINNACE ON THE SLIPWAY AT LYNESS 86
SCHOOL CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT ON H.M.S. "VICTORIOUS" 87
THREE OF THE YOUNG ORCADIAN GUESTS 87
"NO COUPONS REQUIRED" 88
CREW OF DRIFTER "SHALOT" 89
LIFTING CHAIN CABLES 89
MOORING VESSEL "RECOVERY" AT SCAPA FLOW 89
U.S.S. "PATUXENT" AND "272" ALONGSIDE H.M.S. "VICTORIOUS" FOR
REPAIRS 90
AMERICAN MINESWEEPERS IN THE FLOATING DOCK FOR REPAIRS 90
A DAMAGED BRITISH DESTROYER BEING REPAIRED IN THE DOCK 90
S.S. "BORODINO," JUNIOR ARMY AND NAVY STORES' STORE-SHIP WITH THE
GRAND FLEET 91
INTERIOR OF SHOP ON S.S. "BORODINO" 91
A CORNER OF AN OFFICER'S CABIN 92
FISHING FOR SEA-TROUT 93
A SHIP'S PICNIC 93
A BATHING PARTY 93
THE NAVAL CEMETERY AT LYNESS 94
THE "HAMPSHIRE" MEMORIAL 94
AN INTERESTING STONE TO THE MEMORY OF A CHINAMAN WHO DIED AT
SCAPA 94
THE "MALAYA" MEMORIAL 95
THE "VANGUARD" MEMORIAL 95
MAKING FOR HOME 96
THE SCUTTLING OF THE GERMAN SHIPS 97
H.M.S. "LION" ENTERING HOXA BOOM, SCAPA FLOW, AT HEAD OF GERMAN
BATTLE CRUISERS, 25TH NOVEMBER, 1918 100
H.M.S. "REPULSE," "RENOWN," "PRINCESS ROYAL," AND "TIGER"
ESCORTING GERMAN BATTLE CRUISERS THROUGH HOXA BOOM,
25TH NOVEMBER, 1918 100
GERMAN BATTLE CRUISER "SEYDLITZ" ENTERING HOXA BOOM,
25TH NOVEMBER, 1918 102
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, 1919 112
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" REFLOATED 119
GERMAN CRUISER "NURNBERG" IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING REFLOATED AT
2 P.M. ON 3RD JULY, 1919 120
SALVAGE OPERATIONS ON BATTLESHIP "BADEN" AND CRUISER "FRANKFURT"
BEACHED AT SMOOGROO 121
SALVAGE WORK ON THE "BADEN" 122
PUMPING OUT THE "FRANKFURT" 123
CRUISER "BREMSE," WHICH CAPSIZED WHILST BEING BEACHED 124
BATTLE CRUISER "SEYDLITZ," LYING ON HER STARBOARD SIDE IN SHALLOW
WATER 124
HOISTING THE UNION JACK ON A SINKING GERMAN DESTROYER 125
ON THE "SEYDLITZ" 125
"BADEN" BEING TOWED SOUTH TO INVERGORDON 125
SALVING GERMAN DESTROYER "G 102" 126
SALVAGE PARTY WORKING ON A GERMAN DESTROYER 127
VIEW SHOWING SALVED EX-GERMAN CRUISERS AND DESTROYERS AT LONG
HOPE, OCTOBER, 1919 128
THE SALVED GERMAN CRUISERS "NURNBERG" AND "EMDEN" IN LONG HOPE
BAY 129
VIEW LOOKING AFT FROM AFTER-CONTROL TOP OF "FRANKFURT" 130
VIEW LOOKING FORWARD FROM THE SAME POSITION 130
EXPANSION RING MARKING ON 6-INCH GUN "NURNBERG" 131
A HUMOROUS EFFORT ON THE PART OF ONE OF OUR SAILORS 131
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-TURRET 133
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 DESTROYER 135
ENGINE-ROOM CONTROL BOARD, "EMDEN" 136
LOWER CONNING TOWER, "EMDEN" 137
GERMAN DESTROYER BEING TOWED SOUTH TO ROSYTH, MARCH, 1920 138
BLOWING UP THE MINEFIELDS 140
CLOSER VIEW OF MINE EXPLOSION 140
SALVAGE OPERATIONS ON S.S. "AORANGI" 142
SUNSET OVER THE HILLS OF HOY 144