HMS Royal Oak, naval Art prints of HMS
Royal Oak by Leading naval artists Ivan Berryman, Randall
Wilson, available from the naval art company. HMS Royal Oak
was built at Devonport Dockyard laid down on the 15th January
1914 and launched 17th November 1914. and commissioned into the
Royal navy on the 1st May 1916. She saw service at the Battle of
Jutland but was not damaged. Between the wars HMS Royal Oak
rebuilt with the removal of torpedo tubes and the addition of
AA twin 4-inch guns replacing single mounted 4 inch AA guns.
She was torpedoed and sunk at Scapa Flow by U - 47 on the 14th
October 1939.
Displacement: 33,500 tons, weight increased
after refit to 34,420 tons. Speed: 19 to 21.5 knots Range:
4,000 nautical miles. Compliment 1,040 to 1146. Armament:
Eight 15 - inch Guns, twelve 6 - inch Guns, Eight 4 - inch AA
Guns in pairs Sixteen 2 pounder in pairs. this was increased to
24. Four 21 inch Torpedo Tubes which were removed during
modernization between the wars.