HMS Royal Oak (1914) |
Type: |
Battleship |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Devonport Dockyard Plymouth, England |
Pennant Number: |
08 |
Ordered: |
1913 |
Launched: |
November 17, 1914 |
Keel Laid: |
January 15, 1914 |
Commissioned: |
May 1916 |
Fate: |
Sunk Oct. 14, 1939 by U-47 (torpedo). At least 833 crewmen killed, about 375 survivors. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Mar. 6, 2007 |