HMS VANGUARD 100: Survey 2016-2017

Emily Turton; David  Crofts; Clare Fitzsimmons; Chris Rowland; Kari Hyttinen; Simon  Kay; Jen  Smith; Bob  Anderson; Marjo  Tynkkynen; Kieran  Hatton; Joanna  Porter; Ben  Wade

doi:10.20933/100001113

HMS VANGUARD 100: Survey 2016-2017

Emily Turton, David Crofts, Clare Fitzsimmons, Chris Rowland, Kari Hyttinen, Simon Kay, Jen Smith, Bob Anderson, Marjo Tynkkynen, Kieran Hatton, Joanna Porter, Ben Wade

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HMS VANGUARD was a dreadnought battleship of the World War 1 (WWI) era. She was built by Vickers of Barrow-in-Furness, launched in 1909 and commissioned in 1910 into the First Battle Squadron. At approximately 2320 on the 9th July 1917, while at anchor in Scapa Flow, Vanguard suffered a series of catastrophic explosions. The ship and 843 of her crew were lost. The resulting Royal Navy Court of Enquiry concluded an unintentional cordite explosion caused the loss of HMS VANGUARD, making it the largest accidental loss of life in the Royal Navy during the 20th century.

Today the wreck of HMS VANGUARD lies in approximately 34 metres of water just off the north coast of the island of Flotta in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The site was legally salvaged between the 1957 and 1975. In 1984 the ship was officially recognised as a war grave. Little recreational diving has ever taken place on the wreck of HMS VANGUARD prior to her becoming a controlled site in 2002 where all diving without permission was banned.

The HMS VANGUARD 100 Survey was conducted between October 2016 and February 2017 under special licence from the Secretary of State for Defence. Remote survey techniques were used to identify the extent of the wreckage and debris field. Specialist divers, including experts in munitions and explosive effects, conducted an underwater survey of the entire site using underwater forensic mapping techniques. The wreck was documented using videography, stills photography and 3D photogrammetry.

Original language	English
Publisher	University of Dundee
Number of pages	110
ISBN (Electronic)	9781899837795
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.20933/100001113
Publication status	Published - 10 Apr 2018

Keywords

3D Visualisation
shipwreck
Photogrammetry

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Earth and Planetary Sciences
General Arts and Humanities

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Royal Navy War Graves
Rowland, C., 2021, University of Dundee.
Research output: Other contribution
HMS Vanguard - 100 Years Underwater: Visualisation of a War Grave
Rowland, C., 16 Mar 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

Rowland, Chris
- Communication Design - Professor of 3D Visualisation
Person: Academic

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Royal Navy War Graves

HMS Vanguard - 100 Years Underwater: Visualisation of a War Grave

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