Scapa Flow Churchill Barriers, Block Ships & Italian Chapel by drone.

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

If you love history then you will love this place on the Orkney Islands.

100% worth the trip.

 

[Gary Taylor]

Absolutely brilliant and great choice of music too 

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

Another mini masterpiece!

My dad was in the merchant navy during the war and used to recall sailing those waters, so I must admit I found it particularly moving. (We had quite a few family members from his generation in the Royal and Merchant Navies, sadly many didn’t make it back.)

[Thrustyjust]

Directed by Geoffrey 

I can just imagine Gary shouting ' LEFT A BIT, RIGHT A BIT , DOWN A BIT ' 

Really good stuff Geoffrey. Whats the ship on its side ? Is it wartime or just a ship that met its doom there ?

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

3 hours ago, Thrustyjust said:

Whats the ship on its side ? Is it wartime or just a ship that met its doom there ?

The ship is one of the block ships that where sunk in WW1 to provide barriers around Scapa Flow.

They where not successful as during WW2 a German submarine entered the harbour and sunk the Royal Oak.

Following that Winston Churchill ordered the barriers to be built that you can see that now carry the road.

[Ali and Gail]

Loved it last year, must go back.