Original Photo of the Battleship HMS Royal Oak

Original Photo of the Battleship HMS Royal Oak , B/W photo size 8 in x 6 in, mounted on a Photographers card.

HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Completed in 1916, the ship first saw combat at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand Fleet.

The sinking of HMS Royal Oak, in the early days of the Second World War, was a major shock for the Royal Navy. In total 834 personnel were killed as a result of the successful torpedo strikes by German submarine U-47.