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Last Dawn - The Royal Oak Tragedy at Scapa Flow (2008)

October 13th 1939. German U-boat U-47 silently penetrates the defences of Scapa Flow, Orkney. As in the 1914-18 war, the pride of Britain’s wartime fleet had sailed leaving behind only HMS Royal Oak and a few smaller ships.

Kapitan-Leutenant Günther Prien, commander of U-47, ordered the attack on Royal Oak. His first salvo of three torpedoes failed to do any damage. After an inteval to reload, Prien fired another salvo and this time there was a huge explosion underneath Royal Oak and she rolled over and sank within minutes. A total of 833 men died with her.

Last Dawn is a revealing account of the tragedy that was the sinking of the mighty battleship HMS Royal Oak. Told through declassified photographs and naval records, as well as statements from survivors, this is a dramatic and moving reassessment of the biggest loss of life in a single naval event in World War II. Illustrated throughout.

David Turner, now retired from aviation and industry, researched this book motivated by the memory of his uncle who died on HMS Royal Oak.

Argyll Publishing | 2008 | English | 81 Pages | PDF | 43 MB


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