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HMS Royal Oak was a Revenge-class battleship of the British Royal Navy that served in both world wars. On 14 October 1939, the German submarine U-47 penetrated the defenses of Scapa Flow and torpedoed the ship at anchor, causing it to sink with the loss of 833 crew members. The wreck remains in Scap...
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Scapa Flow penetration, heavy casualties, and early-war shock create high historical recognition.
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HMS Vanguard was a St Vincent-class dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy. While anchored at Scapa Flow on 9 July 1917, she was destroyed by an internal explosion, probably involving overheated cordite charges in a magazine; more than 800 people died, with only a few survivors. The protec...
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Major battleship accident at Scapa Flow with huge casualties, but overshadowed by combat losses.
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