SMS Dresden SMS Dresden is a unique dive within Scapa Flow thanks to the ship coming to rest both on its port side and on an incline. Also, the wreck is trying to turn turtle and the resultant pressures continue to work their worst. The ship was laid down in 1916 and launched on 25 April 1917; she was commissioned into the High Seas Fleet on 28 March 1918. SMS Dresden is similar to the other cruisers with a length of 155 metres and a beam of 14 metres. The ship was partially scuttled in the Baltic Sea that same year. For more information, please visit the: If you're a fan of diving the wrecks in Scapa Flow, why not join our community on Facebook to share your photos and stories?Subscribe to our monthly E-mail to get the latest news about whats happening in Scapa Flow.

The sloping seabed upon which Dresden rests created a shear force which is believed to have contributed to her deterioration more than the salvaging efforts. Kaiser was built by the Imperial Dockyard at Kiel, launched on 22 March 1911 and commissioned on 1 August 1912. Divers are welcome to enjoy and respect these wrecks but removal of artefacts from them is illegal. SMS Dresden Wreck. She and her sister Cöln were the only two of her class to be completed; eight of her sisters were scrapped before they could be completed. Lying away from the wreck is the port anchor. The rudder lies in place with the remains of the two A-frames on either side.In recognition of their historical and cultural importance, the wrecks of the Cöln, Dresden, Brummer, Karlsruhe, Kronprinz Wilhelm, König and Markgraf have been protected as scheduled monuments. The other was her sister ship SMS Cöln, which also lies on the seabed of Scapa Flow.

Formerly entered as Site no. SMS Dresden was built by Howaldtswerke in Kiel and launched on 25 April 1917.

Nach dem Ende des Krieges wurde die Dresden mit dem Rest der Hochseeflotte im November 1918 in Scapa Flow interniert. SMS Dresden was built by Howaldtswerke in Kiel and launched on 25 April 1917. The other was sister ship SMS Cöln, which also lies on the seabed of Scapa Flow. The seabed surrounding the stern is sticky with oily tar, which is presumed to have come from the wreck. She was a replacement for the earlier SMS Dresden , which was scuttled at Robinson Crusoe Island off the coast of Chile after the Battle of the Falklands in 1915. Simply drag with your mouse to move around the wreck. However, she is unique amongst the German High Fleet wrecks of Scapa Flow in that she fell onto her port side. The northward-facing bow sits at a depth of 25 metres and the ship slopes south towards the stern at 38 metres. At the rear of the shield is the massive mould where the anchor would have been stowed. This is often the first dive of a Scapa week as the shallower bow section allows for more conservative shakedown dives. SMS Dresden 3D Shipwreck Explore the SMS Dresden shipwreck in 3D. Still fairly complete. For sister ship SMS Koln, see HY30SW 8010.

P L Smith 1989. Covering all the main dive sites and offering either liveaboard style diving or day trips, there is an option to suit every diver. The anchor chain snakes back toward the wreck and through the port side hawse pipe. This is often the first dive of a Scapa week as the shallower bow section allows for more conservative shakedown dives. SMS Dresden was a Cöln class light cruiser, one of only two ships of this class to be completed. Behind the stem of the ship, which slopes up toward the keep at an angle of 30 degrees, is the ship's shield. DRESDEN. The ship was equipped with ten 30.5-centimeter (12 in) guns in five twin turrets, and had a top speed of 23.4 knots (43.3 km/h; 26.9 mph). SMS Dresden was the second and final ship of the Cöln class of light cruisers to be completed and commissioned in the Kaiserliche Marine.

511.5' x 47' x 21'. The SMS Dresden was completed in 1917 and commissioned into the High Seas Fleet in 1918.

The ships were an incremental improvement over the preceding Königsberg-class cruisers. The shape of the stern has been well preserved. The SMS Dresden is often the first dive of a Scapa week as the shallower bow section allows for more conservative shakedown dives. It was refloated, but was decisively scuttled in Scapa Flow in 1919. It shows off the splendour of such ships. For general plans of High Seas Fleet (Internment Formation) wrecks in Scapa Flow, see Van der Vat 1986 (endpapers), Smith 1989, 4, Macdonald 1998, 19 and George 1999, 35. 8842. Ihr Ankerplatz befand sich östlich der Insel Cava . Remains at Scapa Flow. SMS Kaiser was the lead ship of the Kaiser class of battleships of the Imperial German Navy. If you're a fan of diving the wrecks in Scapa Flow, why not join our community on Facebook to share your photos and stories?Subscribe to our monthly E-mail to get the latest news about whats happening in Scapa Flow. Multi-level dives are easier on SMS There is an array of dive boats operating in the Scapa Flow area.

Als feststand, dass Deutschland die Schiffe nicht zurückerhalten würde, befahl der deutsche …