An interesting side-note: because of the on-going salvage work due to the German fleet being scuttled in 1919, this area was spared the worst of the Great Depression, since there was a steady stream of ships being refloated, and there was always work for the locals until the last ship was raised.
Wow! I always wondered how they raised the ships back then. My father was a huge "war buff" and he always told me of how the germans scuttled their fleet after they were captured. Amazing!!! Thanks so much for keeping this vital record of the engineering alive! Great video!!
I read a book about this project many years ago that described the specific challenges associated with raising each wreck. Interesting stuff, especially when you consider the technology of the time.
Looks like it was brought into rosyth dockyard, I was based there in late 2010 while my ship, illustrious, was in refit and the new carriers were starting to be built
Most of the capital ships were brought in by tugs upside down from scapa to the firth of forth. The salvage crew had a hut on the hull of the upturned vessel in which to live during the arduous tow. A good book to read is 'Jutland to Junkyard' by S C George
If you look at old book shops you might find copies of an encyclopaedia called Pictorial Knowledge. Nothing exciting and produced in 1930’s but some of these pictures were reproduced as stills with explanatory text. The series was 7 volumes and from age seven were a fascinating view into worlds far away from a Norfolk town. Years later I worked for a time at Scapa and on a stormy day it can be fearsome!
yes, they are. No British ships were scuttled, the Dreadnought Vanguard blew up in 1917 but she's a war grave. This is Cox and Danks who brought the right to salve the High Seas Fleet after the war.
It looks like they were pumping air into those large standpipes, into holes that had been cut in the bottom of the hulls to refloat these ships? Pretty ingenious. I assume this method was only useable on ships that were sitting upside down on the bottom.
they were pumping air in but the scuttling involved opening every possible seacock and porthole so the divers had first to discover each opening, try to close or seal it with screwed rods and boards. the ships had settled in mud and grown masses af weeds and shellfish so just clearing place for a board patch would be major effort. I've no idea how they managed to hold standpipes in position enough to gas weld a solid connection. I'm glad I didn't have to do that salvage work as Scapa Flow is far north and cold even in summer.
![[FULL EP.73] เปิดบ้าน 70 ล้าน "แป้ง Zbing" ยกมาทั้งญี่ปุ่น l เคหสถานบานปลาย l One Playground](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/YBnJhTt07Pg/mqdefault.jpg)
Excellent footage that brings to life the salvage operations that are described in detail in the book Cox’s Navy
An interesting side-note: because of the on-going salvage work due to the German fleet being scuttled in 1919, this area was spared the worst of the Great Depression, since there was a steady stream of ships being refloated, and there was always work for the locals until the last ship was raised.
Wow! I always wondered how they raised the ships back then. My father was a huge "war buff" and he always told me of how the germans scuttled their fleet after they were captured. Amazing!!! Thanks so much for keeping this vital record of the engineering alive! Great video!!
I read a book about this project many years ago that described the specific challenges associated with raising each wreck. Interesting stuff, especially when you consider the technology of the time.
This is a fascinating piece of film about some remarkable salvage in the 1920s. Engineering and salvage history.
Looks like it was brought into rosyth dockyard, I was based there in late 2010 while my ship, illustrious, was in refit and the new carriers were starting to be built
Most of the capital ships were brought in by tugs upside down from scapa to the firth of forth.
The salvage crew had a hut on the hull of the upturned vessel in which to live during the arduous tow.
A good book to read is 'Jutland to Junkyard' by S C George
Amazing footage. I hope this is stored in a museum somewhere. Brilliant thank you.
Thank you for putting this up, truly amazing piece of salvage
If you look at old book shops you might find copies of an encyclopaedia called Pictorial Knowledge. Nothing exciting and produced in 1930’s but some of these pictures were reproduced as stills with explanatory text. The series was 7 volumes and from age seven were a fascinating view into worlds far away from a Norfolk town. Years later I worked for a time at Scapa and on a stormy day it can be fearsome!
Absolutely fascinating. Thank you for posting.
Outstanding footage of an engineering marvel. Thank you for preserving this!
Incredible footage thanks!
Outstanding footage.
Sad. All that design and technology sent to the bottom 👍
hello, very good video. I wanted to know what is the name of that ship? Thank you...
Eric One of the shipps is theHindenburg going under the Forth Bridge into dry dock another is the Molke.
@@ramseybarber8312Moltke... the one which passed under the bridge unattended, if I remember correctly.
I assume these are the German ships?
i am pretty sure they are
yes, they are. No British ships were scuttled, the Dreadnought Vanguard blew up in 1917 but she's a war grave.
This is Cox and Danks who brought the right to salve the High Seas Fleet after the war.
It looks like they were pumping air into those large standpipes, into holes that had been cut in the bottom of the hulls to refloat these ships? Pretty ingenious. I assume this method was only useable on ships that were sitting upside down on the bottom.
they were pumping air in but the scuttling involved opening every possible seacock and porthole so the divers had first to discover each opening, try to close or seal it with screwed rods and boards.
the ships had settled in mud and grown masses af weeds and shellfish so just clearing place for a board patch would be major effort.
I've no idea how they managed to hold standpipes in position enough to gas weld a solid connection.
I'm glad I didn't have to do that salvage work as Scapa Flow is far north and cold even in summer.
офигенно эти кадры в живую смотреть
когда тридцать лет назад я про них просто читал
в книге