Revealing the Identity, History and Nature Conservation Status of Royal Navy Vessel Steam Pinnace 744, in Lyness, Scapa Flow, Orkney Isles

Joanne Porter; Bob Anderson; Clare Fitzsimmons; Kevin J. Heath; Laken L. Hives; James McD Mair; Rachael Priest; Philip Robertson; William G. Sanderson

doi:10.1080/10572414.2023.2256411

Revealing the Identity, History and Nature Conservation Status of Royal Navy Vessel Steam Pinnace 744, in Lyness, Scapa Flow, Orkney Isles

Joanne Porter
, Bob Anderson
, Clare Fitzsimmons
, Kevin J. Heath
, Laken L. Hives
, James McD Mair
, Rachael Priest
, Philip Robertson
, William G. Sanderson

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Abstract

Presence of a steam pinnace at Lyness, Orkney Islands, was first documented in United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) records by letter from a local scallop diver. Historic Environment Scotland (HES) tasked ORCA and Sula Diving Ltd to document this wreck during the Scapa Flow 2013 Marine Archaeology Survey. Side scan sonar and oral history provided initial clues to the identity. Reference to archival data and the Pinnace 199 renovation project (Portsmouth Historic Shipyard) enabled confirmation of its identity and understanding of how the vessel came to lie on the seabed off Rinnigal Pier. Photogrammetry revealed preservation status and during biological surveys two species of national conservation importance were recorded.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	146-162
Number of pages	17
Journal	International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
Volume	53
Issue number	1
Early online date	25 Oct 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10572414.2023.2256411
Publication status	Published - Jan 2024

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Keywords

Paleontology
Archeology
History
Oceanography
Steam pinnace
Arctica islandica
Double diagonal
Lyness
Flame shell
Shipwreck

ASJC Scopus subject areas

History
Oceanography
Archaeology
Palaeontology

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Porter, J., Anderson, B., Fitzsimmons, C., Heath, K. J., Hives, L. L., Mair, J. M., Priest, R., Robertson, P., & Sanderson, W. G. (2024). Revealing the Identity, History and Nature Conservation Status of Royal Navy Vessel Steam Pinnace 744, in Lyness, Scapa Flow, Orkney Isles. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 53(1), 146-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572414.2023.2256411

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