Despite Churchill's fears, the U-boat threat was never going to cost Britain the war

The sinking of HMS Royal Oak 86 years ago this week sent shockwaves through the nation. But as a thrilling new account ...

Royal Navy memorial tree unveiled at dockyard

The Heart of Oak Memory Tree was installed at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to recognise "individual service and sacrifice", ...
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Seven-metre torpedo found in depths of Scapa Flow believed to have been fired at HMS Royal Oak by German submarine

A SEVEN-METRE torpedo found on the seabed in Scapa Flow is believed to have been fired at HMS Royal Oak by a German submarine at the beginning of the Second World War. The device was spotted during a ...
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The Royal Oak Tragedy

In the early hours aboard HMS Royal Oak, anchored in the supposedly secure waters of Scapa Flow, most of the 1,200-man crew slept soundly. Among them was a young sailor, just 18, still adjusting to ...