HMS Roedan
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The
steamer HMS Roedan disappeared in the deep after she hit a
mine 13.January 1915 at the entrance to Long Hope in Scapa
Flow. She was originally built under the name TSS Roebuck
for Great Western Railway in 1897, but was after
the outbreak of First World War requisitioned by Royal
Navy and rebuilt to a minesweeper. But her military career
was short lived, and only a few months after she was put
in active service she hit a mine and sank. The wreck
and ammunition on board was demolished in 1953 by Royal
Navy, and its only scattered remains left of her. The
remains rest today on a depth of 10 to 15 meter at the
entrance to Long Hope, at the southern tip of the island
Hoy.
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| 58°48'46" N 3°9'42" W ( Source: Wikimapia )  Picture: Roebuck Originally from skovheim.org | |||||||||||||||