A Son of the Rock

The big former oil tank at Lyness now houses a large video screen showing films about Scapa Flow and the ships which once used it, plus several exhibits of large(ish) military machinery.

A troop carrier with US markings and searchlight in background:-

A DUKW (or Duck) + Crane:-

Wheeled anti-aircraft gun. Not the best photo I’ve ever taken:-

Signs outside pointed to an air-raid shelter. We followed them to the entrance:-

It was quite extensive inside. This is a view of the corridor:-

I suppose the rooms may have been furnished with chairs or bunks but they don’t look very prepossessing now:-