HMS Royal Oak (08)

Battleship

United Kingdom | 1939

"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."

Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for HMS Royal Oak (08).

18 x Yarrow boilers feeding 2 x Steam turbines developing 40,000 horsepower to 4 x Shafts.
Propulsion

22.0 kts
25.3 mph
Surface Speed

6,995 nm
8,050 miles | 12,955 km
Range

Structure
The bow-to-stern, port-to-starboard physical qualities of HMS Royal Oak (08).

909
Personnel
Complement

620.6 ft
189.16 meters
O/A Length

88.5 ft
26.97 meters
Beam

33.6 ft
10.24 meters
Draught

30,000
tons
Displacement

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of HMS Royal Oak (08).

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.

Ships-in-Class (8)
Notable series variants as part of the HMS Royal Oak (08) family line as relating to the Revenge-class group.

HMS Revenge (06); HMS Resolution (09); HMS Royal Oak (08); HMS Royal Sovereign (05); HMS Ramillies (07); HMS Resistance; HMS Renown; HMS Repulse

Operators
Global operator(s) of the HMS Royal Oak (08). Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national naval warfare listing.

Shipbuilder(s): Devonport Royal Dockyard - UK

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