Pontoon No 1: Scapa Flow, Orkney

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Pontoon No 1: Scapa Flow, Orkney as Floating Dock (20th Century)-(1943), Pontoon (period Unknown)-(1943). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Pontoon No 1 at Scapa Flow, Orkney, was a floating dock or pontoon used during World War II, likely for naval support. It was lost in 1943, though the exact cause of its loss is not specified, and it holds significance as part of the wartime infrastructure in a key Allied naval base.