HMS Royal Oak
LocationScapa Flow, Scotland
Year1939
Depth30 m
Size29,150 tonnes
TypeBattleship
About HMS Royal Oak
The first British battleship lost in WWII. U-47 penetrated the supposedly safe anchorage of Scapa Flow at night. 833 of 1,234 crew died. The wreck is a protected war grave and still leaks fuel oil.
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