H.M.S. Royal Oak Memorial

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Reference WMO/141123

Address:

St Magnus Cathedral

Broad Street

Kirkwall, Orkney

KW15 1NX

Scotland

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: A comprehensive memorial situated in St Magnus Cathedral. It commemorates the 833 Officers & men who were lost when the ship was torpedoed while at anchor in Scapa Flow, Oct 1939. Bronze plaque fixed to oak panel on north wall of cathedral interior, illuminated by a small lamp. Above are the ship’s bell of HMS Royal Oak and two crossed flags. Below is an oak cabinet containing a book of remembrance, and a plinth for resting wreaths.
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IN MEMORY OF 833 OFFICERS AND MEN OF H.M.S. “ROYAL OAK” WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHEN THEIR SHIP WAS SUNK IN SCAPA BAY BY U47 ON 14TH OCTOBER 1939

Names are listed in a book of remembrance.

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