OVERVIEW
HMS Royal Oak survived the fighting of World War 1 only to be sunk by German U-boat U-47 at Scapa Flow during World War 2.
HMS Royal Oak survived the fighting of World War 1 only to be sunk by German U-boat U-47 at Scapa Flow during World War 2.
YEAR: 1939
STATUS: Lost-in-Service
SHIP CLASS: Revenge-class
SHIPS-IN-CLASS (8): HMS Revenge (06); HMS Resolution (09); HMS Royal Oak (08); HMS Royal Sovereign (05); HMS Ramillies (07); HMS Resistance; HMS Renown; HMS Repulse
OPERATORS: United Kingdom
SPECIFICATIONS
Unless otherwise noted the presented statistics below pertain to the base HMS Royal Oak (08) design. Common measurements, and their respective conversions, are shown when possible.
Unless otherwise noted the presented statistics below pertain to the base HMS Royal Oak (08) design. Common measurements, and their respective conversions, are shown when possible.
CREW / COMPLEMENT: 909
LENGTH: 620.6 feet (189.16 meters)
BEAM: 88.5 feet (26.97 meters)
DRAUGHT: 33.6 feet (10.24 meters)
DISPLACEMENT (SURFACE): 30,000 tons
PROPULSION: 18 x Yarrow boilers feeding 2 x Steam turbines developing 40,000 horsepower to 4 x Shafts.
SPEED (SURFACE): 22 knots (25 miles-per-hour)
RANGE: 6,995 nautical miles (8,050 miles; 12,955 kilometers)
ARMAMENT
8 x 15" (381mm) /42 caliber main guns in four twin-gunned turrets.
14 x BL 6" (152.4mm) Mk XII secondary guns in single-gunned emplacements.
2 x QF 3" (76.20mm) 20 cwt Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns in single-gunned emplacements.
4 x 47mm AA guns in single-gunned emplacements.
4 x 21 (533mm) torpedo tubes.
8 x 15" (381mm) /42 caliber main guns in four twin-gunned turrets.
14 x BL 6" (152.4mm) Mk XII secondary guns in single-gunned emplacements.
2 x QF 3" (76.20mm) 20 cwt Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns in single-gunned emplacements.
4 x 47mm AA guns in single-gunned emplacements.
4 x 21 (533mm) torpedo tubes.
AIR WING
None.
None.
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