SCAPA AGED 10 YEARS
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The Scapa Distillery overlooks Scapa Flow, the famous body of water in the Orkney Islands that was the scene of the infamous scuttling of the German fleet in 1919…
When the First World War ended, the Imperial German Navy’s High Seas Fleet was interned off the harbour of the British Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow while negotiations took place. However, Admiral Ludwig von Reuter feared that the ships could be used against his homeland should the German government reject the Treaty of Versailles and resume the war effort and rather than let that happen, he decided to scuttle the fleet.
British guard ships intervened but with limited success. 52 of the 74 vessels sank and though some were later salvaged and towed away to be scrapped, many remained on the sea floor. Today, the area is a popular location for diving enthusiasts.
