H.M.S. Royal Oak (1914)
| H.M.S. Royal Oak | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 38 (April, 1918)[1] |
| Ordered: | 1913-1914 Programme |
| 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
The keel plate was laid on 15 January, 1914, in a cerrmony performed by Mrs. Hockaday, wife of Mr. W. T. Hockaday, Manager of the Constructive Department.[2]
Jutland
Revenge and Royal Oak were the only two ships in the class to fight at Jutland.
Alterations
In March, 1915, Open Director Sights were ordered for all[Inference] her turrets. They were likely in place by her completion.[3]
Royal Oak received her secondary battery directors in March, 1917.[4]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Crawford Maclachlan, 25 January, 1916.[5]
- Captain Frederic A. Whitehead, 19 January, 1919.[6]
- Captain Kenneth G. B. Dewar, 15 October, 1927.[7]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. p. 34.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 16 January, 1914. Issue 40422, col E, p. 54.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. p. 18.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 899.
- ↑ The Navy List (August, 1919). p. 899.
- ↑ Dewar Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 59.
Bibliography
- Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917
- Template:DreyerTableH1918
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibUKFCHMShips
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