H.M.S. Royal Oak (1914)
From The Dreadnought Project
H.M.S. Royal Oak | |
Career | Details |
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Pendant Number: | 38 (April, 1918)[1] |
Built By: | Devonport Royal Dockyard |
Laid Down: | 15 January, 1914 |
Launched: | 17 November, 1914 |
Commissioned: | May, 1916 |
Sunk: | 14 October, 1939 |
H.M.S. Royal Oak was a Revenge class dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy, torpedoed in Scapa Flow by the German submarine U-47 on 14 October, 1939. Launched in 1914 and completed in 1916, Royal Oak first saw action at the Battle of Jutland with the Grand Fleet. In peacetime, she served in the Atlantic, Home and Mediterranean fleets, coming under accidental attack on more than one occasion. The ship became the centre of worldwide attention in 1928 when her Captain and Commander were Court Martialled.
Career
First World War
Alterations
Royal Oak received her secondary battery directors in March, 1917.[2]
In March, 1915, Open Director Sights were ordered for all[Inference] her turrets. They were likely in place by her completion.[3]
See also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919