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HMS Royal Oak was a British Royal Navy battlecruiser sunk by a U-boat torpedo off Orkney, Scotland, on 14 October 1939, during the early stages of World War II. The attack killed 833 crew members and had significant impact as one of the first major British naval losses of the war, prompting changes in naval security practices.
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Gaitnip HillMountain / peak · 1725 yd
Burn of DeepdaleStructure (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
'sir Hugh's Seat'Cairn (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Scapa BayBay · 1.6 mi
CannigallFarmstead (post Medieval) · 1.7 mi
NetherbuttonFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.7 mi
Glenlee and Wideford HillMountain or hill · 2.0 mi
Scapa beachBeach / strand · 2.1 mi
La Gaviota: Scapa Bay, Scapa Flow, OrkneyYacht (20th Century)-(1975) · 2.2 mi
HMS Royal Oak Memorial DisplayMuseum · 2.2 mi
Squadron Commander Edwin Dunning MemorialMemorial · 2.3 mi
HMS Royal Oak Memorial StoneMemorial · 2.3 miOther information
Photo: Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0