U-47 In Scapa Flow: The Sinking Of Hms Royal Oa... Official

: Although much of the Home Fleet was at sea to avoid aerial attacks, the aging World War I-era battleship HMS Royal Oak remained at anchor. II. The Attack and Sinking

: U-47, a Type VIIB submarine capable of diving to 100 meters and armed with five torpedo tubes. U-47 in Scapa Flow: The Sinking of HMS Royal Oa...

The human cost was devastating. Of the 1,234 crew members on board, . This included 134 boy seamen under the age of 18, the largest such loss in a single Royal Navy action. : Although much of the Home Fleet was

U-47 in Scapa Flow: The Sinking of HMS Royal Oak (1939) The sinking of in the early hours of October 14, 1939, remains one of the most audacious naval raids in history. Executed by the German submarine U-47 under the command of Günther Prien , the mission shattered the British Admiralty’s belief that their primary naval base at Scapa Flow was impregnable to submarine attack . I. The Audacious Mission The human cost was devastating

The raid involved two distinct salvos that caught the crew of the Royal Oak completely off guard.