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Busk: Kirk Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney

Craft (20th Century)-(1940), Steamship (20th Century)-(1940)

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The *Busk* was a steamship lost in 1940 in Kirk Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney, during World War II; details of the loss, including whether any lives or cargo were lost, are not clearly recorded. Its wreck is listed in Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment as a 20th-century craft of historical interest.

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Busk: Kirk Sound, Scapa Flow, Orkney as Craft (20th Century)-(1940), Steamship (20th Century)-(1940). 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.
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