Winds will be light and variable though settling in to a moderate northeasterly later. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Weather Forecast: Monday dry with bright and sunny spells. Light winds.
Remembering the 737 Men Lost on HMS Hampshire #OnThisDay
On the 5th of June 1916 HMS Hampshire sank off the West coast of Mainland Orkney a tragedy that saw the loss of 737 lives including that of Earl Kitchener, Britain’s Secretary of State for War.
“I realised it would be a Herculean task to climb those huge cliffs, my body numbed and drained of energy. “
“I realised it would be a Herculean task to climb those huge cliffs, my body numbed and drained of energy. ” 228580 Leading Seaman William Cashman,
Lord Kitchener, HMS Hampshire and the Aghada Connection
“There were at least 28 Irish sailors lost on HMS Hampshire”
Remembering the 737 Men Lost on HMS Hampshire #OnThisDay
On the 5th of June 1916 HMS Hampshire sank off the West coast of Mainland Orkney a tragedy that saw the loss of 737 lives including that of Earl Kitchener, Britain’s Secretary of State for War.
Orkney Walk: Birsay Bay – T’Other Way
“You can start off by heading down to the sandy beach…”
Wartime Artefacts on Show at Orkney Museum
A small selection of the wonderful artefacts normally on display at the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre (Lyness Museum),Hoy, can be seen at Orkney Museum, Kirkwall
Maritime Archaeology Project underway in Orkney
On 21st June 1919, Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter gave the order to scuttle the 74 ships of the High Seas Fleet located in Scapa Flow.
Remembering the 737 Men Lost on HMS Hampshire
The 101st anniversary of the loss of HMS Hampshire will be marked next month (June 2017) at Marwick Head with a period of quiet reflection and a two-minute silence
