Scapa Flow

Scapa Flow (ON Skalpeid floi, Ship Isthmus Bay) is a large area of water sheltered by the Mainland and South Isles. Scapa and places in Scapa Flow are mentioned many times in the sagas, but it was not until the 16th century that Alexander Lindsay, pilot for James V of Scotland, did a survey of Orkney waters, including the Flow. In 1812 Scapa Flow was suggested as a temporary rendezvous of the Royal Navy, but it was 1905 before the Admiralty took a real interest in using it.

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