WW1 Shipwreck, Bay of Lopness, Sanday,... © Beth Loft

2006

HY7444 : WW1 Shipwreck, Bay of Lopness, Sanday, Orkney

taken 18 years ago, near to Northwall, Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland

WW1 Shipwreck, Bay of Lopness, Sanday, Orkney

Wreck of the german Destroyer B98 BOS, run aground in 1919 at Lopness Bay, Sanday, Orkney. Lop Ness in the background HY7543

There is an information board and picnic site on the dunes close to the wreck.

Category: Shipwreck

This photo is linked from: Articles: · Great War Centenary Galleries: · Selected tweets, Week 19 Automatic Clusters: · Bay of Lopness [4] · Sanday [3] · WW1 Shipwreck [2] ·

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Grid Square: HY7444, 6 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Beth Loft (more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 22 April, 2006 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 16 August, 2006
Subject Location: OSGB36: HY 747 440 [100m precision]
WGS84: 59:16.9033N 2:26.7444W
View Direction: Southeast (about 135 degrees)

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HY7444 : WW1 Shipwreck, Bay of Lopness, Sanday, Orkney

taken 18 years ago, near to Northwall, Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland