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Ship Wreck HMS Royal Oak (08)
The British battleship "HMS Royal Oak" was torpedoed by the U-47 on 14 October 1939. 786 crew members were killed in the disaster. Hundreds are still buried here.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Ian Balcombe
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Point of interest
- Churchill Barrier 1 - St. Mary's
- Italian Chapel Lamb Holm - Lamb Holm
- Remains Prisoner-of-War Camp Lamb Holm - Lamb Holm
Monument
- Memorial HMS Royal Oak - Kirkwall
- Plaques St. Magnus Cathedral - Kirkwall
- War Memorial Kirkwall - Kirkwall
Cemetery
- Dutch War Grave Kirkwall - Kirkwall
- Norwegian War Graves St Olaf’s Cemetery - Kirkwall
- German War Graves St Olaf’s Cemetery - Kirkwall
Fortification
Ship wreck
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