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Type
Shipwreck
Chronology
14/10/1939
Location
Scapa Flow, Órcades
State or region
Órcades
Description
Couraçado (Classe Revenge)
Notes
Torpedoed by the German submarine U-47 inside the Scapa Flow naval base. Great loss of life (835). Controlled site (Protection of Military Remains Act 1986).
Source(s)
HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND. HMS Royal Oak. Edinburgh: Canmore (HES), [s.d.]. ID: 102941. Disponível em: https://canmore.org.uk/site/102941/hms-royal-oak-scapa-flow. Acesso em: 3 maio 2025.
Site Environment
Maritime
Integrity Level
Largely intact, inverted
Coordinates
Aprox. 58°55.87'N, 2°59.00'W
Depth
30m
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