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Sep 26, 2026
Kinlay FrancisGUEST
Uh, within the Orkney Islands, you've got one of the world's largest natural harbors.
Kinlay FrancisGUEST
It's called Scapa Flow.
Kinlay FrancisGUEST
It was named by the Vikings.
Kinlay FrancisGUEST
It means sword water.
JohnHOST
what I mean.
JohnHOST
Well, the Germans did that in Scapa Flow, didn't they? Yeah, yeah, yeah,
AdamHOST
exactly.
AdamHOST
OK. Yeah, so they did that with some...
Matthias StrohnHOST
Uh, he is, he would be a good episode, actually.
Matthias StrohnHOST
Günther Prien, this very dashing commander, he makes his way into Scapa Flow, um, sinks a, uh, British battleship.
Matthias StrohnHOST
Uh, he's hoping to see the entire fleet there, but it's not there, so comes out.
Matthias StrohnHOST
A little bit like Pearl Harbor, you might say.
AvayiNARRATOR
We had ample time as our supplies had not been fully distributed across the Atlantic.
AvayiNARRATOR
Our first flight then was to Scapa Flow, where we came in contact with our navy again, which was to escort us across and render invaluable assistance.
AvayiNARRATOR
On the first attempt to reach Iceland, we encountered fog and, in attempting to go over it, we were forced to break formation.
AvayiNARRATOR
The New Orleans was hit by the propeller wash of one of the other planes and sent down in a tailspin, but recovered control just over the water and continued on.
JimmyHOST
Picture a cold March night in 1941, a slender steel hull cutting through the dark Atlantic swell as sonar pings echo across icy waters.
JimmyHOST
On board, Commander Gunther Preen and his crew of U-47 were still riding high on the fame of their near-legendary raid on Scapa Flow in 1939.
JimmyHOST
Yet in the span of a few hours, that same submarine would slip into the depths and into legend, leaving no survivors, no wreckage, and one of World War II's most haunting maritime mysteries.
JimmyHOST
U-47 was a Type 7 BU boat commissioned into Germany's Kriegsmarine in December 1938.
JimmyHOST
When war broke out in 1939, Preen and his crew embarked on their first wartime patrols, soon making history.
JimmyHOST
In the early hours of October 14th, 1939, U-47 penetrated the British Royal Navy's main anchorage at Scapa Flow in Scotland, a feat considered nearly impossible at the time.
JimmyHOST
the crew torpedoed the battleship HMS Royal Oak at anchor.
JimmyHOST
The surprise attack sent the aging battleship to the bottom in minutes.
Tony DavenportHOST
A really super, albeit short, album from Chris Drever and Chris Stout, live at the Kelvin Grove Celtic Connections in 2025.
Tony DavenportHOST
And you heard two more Chris Drever tracks, Scapa Flow 1919 and I'll Always Leave the Light On.
Tony DavenportHOST
Now that we've come towards the end of The Crossing with Tony, I've important ready to broadcast.com. And I'm playing out with some bluesy tracks.
Tony DavenportHOST
Firstly, Taj Mahal from his self-titled album in 1968 and the Statesboro Blues.
Gary ArndtHOST
Metal that has spent decades underwater receives shielding from cosmic radiation, at least more than steel that's been on the surface.
Gary ArndtHOST
Historically, one of the best sources for such steel has come from Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands of Scotland.
Gary ArndtHOST
In 1919, after the end of the First World War, 52 ships from the German Navy's High Fleet were scuttled there.
Gary ArndtHOST
Much of the fleet was salvaged for scrap during the 1920s and '30s, but the surviving wrecks became historically important archeological and diving sites, and destructive salvage operations were increasingly restricted.