H.M.S. Royal Oak Memorial
- Extended Description
- Royal Oak Memorial Garden Scapa Beach, Orkney.
The memorial obelisk was unveiled on 14 October 2011, on the 72nd anniversary of the sinking of the Royal Oak.
HMS ROYAL OAK
Commemorates the tree near Boscobel in which Charles II his after his escape from the field of Worcester in 1651
Scutum Regis
(The King's Shield)
Motto: Old but firm
Royal Sovereign Class Battleship built by Devonport Dockyard.
Battle Honours.
Jutland 1916
with HMS Resolution took part in troop landings at
Lapseki Dardanelles
1920
Image credited to Gaz.
