The first time I went to Scapa Flow, it really made an impression on me. We (HMS Gloucester) were anchored there and seemingly not many of the sailors knew the significance of where we were and what was around us. I felt it whilst watching the otters and the wildlife and imagining what had taken place there in the past. We were pointed out as to where Royal Oak was, but I was on the upper deck on my own largely looking at the top of the water. I think it would mean even more if I went back, but having left the Navy, it will probably never happen again.
Some 10 years ago I was on the cruise ship Arcadia and met a man who joined the carrier Illustrious in 1940. He was 17 at the time and said that 'there were 247 of us in the Boys Mess ages 14/17'. Just terrible when you think of it. School kids on a warship!
Dove on the Royal Oak in the early 70's. It is a very dangerous wreck as it is almost upside down We came down on the bow but with a limited bottom time only made it back to the big guns. We viewed from outside the wreck as winches the size of a house and guns were just hanging there. The dive abruptly ended when we got hit by a shock wave made by a wreck being blown further south I'm Scapa. We all did a free ascent from 100 ft. Thank goodness for good training and preparation. I remember hitting the surface fast enough that my knees came out of the water. We then did a decompression routine and had no I'll effects.
Dear David Reitsma Jr. Thank you very much for these words. I´m a German with British and also Russian Friends. Peace and Friendship, that should be our Intension. Greetings from Greenland.
I went there on a roving eye tour (underwater ROV) to see SMS Dresden. (Incredible to see the Karl Zeiss lens without a barnacle on them!) Then the Hoy museum. The Royal Oak memorial is easy to see and this was my bucket list from when I was at school. I’m 61 now. Read about it, dreamed about it and done it! Waters we’re crystal clear. The most magnificent thing that nobody that’s been there realises, is the size of Scapa Flow! No wonder it was the base for the Royal Navy in WW1
Just about a year previously, the Royal Navy detonated a unexploded torpedo found in Scapa Flow. Most likely one of those fired by U-47. Also of note is that HMS Royal Oak was one of five Royal Navy battleships and battlecruisers sunk in World War 2. This is noteworthy because of the five, only one was destoryed in a ship on ship engagement, that being HMS Hood. The other four were sunk by submarine or aircraft. So Royal Oak was the first sign to the Royal Navy that while their battle fleet was impressive, time had passed it by. No longer was the battleship the ultimate naval weapon. Aircraft and submarines that taken that distinction. A battleship crewed by over 1,200 was sunk with nearly all hands by 60 men in a tin boat firing weapons it couldn't even see coming. They would be taught that lesson again by U-331, sinking the HMS Barham, crewed by over 1,200, with the loss of 2/3rds the crew. May all of them rest in forever lasting peace.
It was definitely a symbol, but the Royal Navy was no longer built around the battle-fleet so dependently, their embrace of carriers and submarines reflected this. Also Barham has become immortalised due to the film of her going down.
HMS Audacious, dreadnaught battleship, sunk on October 27th, 1914, by a German mine. Abandoned, capsized, exploded and sunk. Only one casualty, not from Audacious, a crewman on a nearby cruiser was hit and killed by shrapnel from the huge explosion. The only British dreadnaught battleship sunk in WW1. Mine laid by SS Berlin, a converted liner.
I remember visiting the wreck whilst dividing at Scapa Flow. There was an atmosphere of melancholy whilst the skipper gentle manoeuvred his dive boat around the site. Ordinary public are not allowed to dive the wreck as looting took place back in the 1970’s The ship is really close too the shore and when you hear that so many lost their lives it’s hard to understand as they were so close, but apparently the first torpedo hit was dismissed and no alarm was sounded then a further two sealed their fate and the boat captain Günter Prién became a national hero who was taken out during convoy action I believe (the details of his demise are sketchy from my understanding) I would have liked to dive her but special permission would need to be obtained from the Royal Navy and the Orkneys council as it’s an official war grave protected from looting and scavenging scum - There were divers in my party who given the slightest chance would have no compunction in doing this for their trophy rooms smh. I believe these souls should be left to rest in peace and due respect afforded them, they gave their all for king and country.
It’s hard to swallow that so many seamen died on the ship during their sleep in a place they thought they was protected. I’d hate to be inside the ship once it hit the bottom in some air bubble and hearing all the sounds above the surface knowing I’m going to die inside the ship. RIP brothers.
My uncle CPO Bill Russett was a RN diver and the first to dive on her to check out what had caused th e sinking. He had just surfaced when some of the bulkheads gave way .
I'm ex Royal Navy and in 86/87 while serving on hms intrepid we placed a rest of flowers over her and had a service on the flight deck. I was only 18 at the time but felt very emotional. I'm glad it's naval divers inspecting her. Everyone else, leave her alone with her ships company still onboard.
Daniel Mounce For me, that is always the “face” of a battleship, and seeing it laying sideways in such perfect condition... It is genuinely an emotional thing to behold.
The fate o the HMS Royal Oak is similar to that of the USS Arizona being in the harbour where everything seems fine but actually it isn't quite far from it but yet the sailors on board had no clue. The ship capsized and sank within 6 minutes I think. Also throughout the war we only lost a total of 6 battlecruisers and battleships HMS Hood sunk 24th May 1941 battlecruiser HMS Repulse Battlecruiser December 10th 1941 japanese Air attack HMS Prince of Wales December 10th 1941 same fate as the Repulse HMS Royal Oak torpedoed by U47 in Scapa Flow on the 14th of October 1939 HMS Barham on the 25th November 1941 by Submarine U331 and lastly the HMS Centurion scuttled and sunk as a blockship on 7th June 1944 and that's it
Would have been nice to have some form of narration so that those unfamiliar with the ship would have some idea what they are seeing. If you can hear the air bubbles and the diver breathing surely some kind of narration would be possible.
I hear what you say and agree, but unfortunately I don't have a narrators voice, however the same video is available with legends describing area's. ruclips.net/video/U1nehIgRo5c/видео.html hope that helps. many thanks for your thoughts.
@@Tom65478, but it is far better fate than what she would have suffered at Britain';s hands after the war. Britain is totally brain-dead when it comes to preserving much of it's history for younger generations to learn from.
A fairwell to the lost souls once a navy man always a navy man god rest their souls and that they may of once lived a free life but now rest with their pride locked in the royal oak sleep well brother forever more.
My Great Uncle Henry Stephson Ordinary Seaman, 18 years old lost his life on this ship along with many others. My Nan lost both her brothers to the second world war. Sergeant William Stephson a gunner on a Lancaster bomber hit by German Air craft over Germany. WE NEVER FORGET
Respekt an alle die Wrack Tauchen. Solch ein Hobby wäre nichts für mich: Ich glaube ich hätte schon an der Wasseroberfläche die Hosenvoll, wenn in der Dunkelheit plötzlich ein riesiger Schatten auftaucht. Allein schon beim schauen dieses Video bekomme ich Gänsehaut...
Beautiful but I got very frustrated urging the diver to go deeper and down to the bottom so that we could see more of the capsized superstructure of the ship, and even the 15" guns. Why did he mostly want to hover around the hull and belt of the ship? Other divers were down deeper, perhaps they carried cameras for another video? Awesome to watch this though. I'm an ex-RN submariner and wish I became a diver.
The Depth of the Diver is pre determined at the surface, and a surface marker buoy fastened to the Diver and tied off at that depth, which in turn dictates how long the Diver can stay at that depth, the deeper = the shorter bottom time, the Shallower = Longer Dive time. were you see the Anti Aircraft guns is were the main superstructure is, and most is crushed inside when she turned turtle, she is almost completely upside down.
if you go to approx 5 mins 30 secs, the Diver is pretty much on the bottom, you will notice it is considerably darker, and shining his torch into one of the stern turrets, the tops fell off when sinking exposing the internals of the guns. When sinking the barbettes turned and the barrels of the 15" guns are buried deep into the mud, this is the same for the bow guns, and are probably helping to prevent her from being completely upside down.
HI When I was Diving back in the 70s I would always go down to the Bottom of a wreck as that is where you will find flat fish Plaice, Brill, Skate allsorts Cheers
@@ddoubleg How are people who were killed under the rubble of destroyed houses worse than sailors who drowned with the ship? Throughout history, wrecks of sunken ships have been raised many times and no one made a fuss about it.
@@waldek2303 because houses are on land in the middle of cities you expect them to just leave it and not bury the people? It would look horrible and be a nasty reminder of war. Where as this ship is above Scotland In tthe middle of nowhere out of sight under the water. It’s just not necessary to move it and not ethical. Plus the ship would probably crumble or explode.
Did the navy salvage her props not long after?,the crew must have made a galiant effort to right her as it looks like she nearly had gone full turtle when she hit the bottom..looking like she went down with heavy list..
The sinking occurred in the small hours; no attempt could be made to right her, as the torpedo damage was catastrophic, electrical power was lost, and many open hatches saw water ingress spreading rapidly. Damage to the starboard anti-torpedo bulge arguably hastened the capsize. It initially settled on its beam-ends but the top hamper would cause this angle to increase over time. As the gun breeches are visible on at least one main turret, it also appears the rollover at some point caused the barrels to exceed their depression stops and prise the turret roof off. I think one propellor was a hazard, but the opportunity to remove it was used to take all of them for repurposing. I believe anchors and chain cables were also salvaged.
Never. It should not be touched. The sailors rest there inside their ship. As a sailor of the Royal Navy, I feel quite strongly that the ship should not be touched. Its respect. War is different to anything else. Kursk sank through an accident so her crew and the boat were brought home, but this was war. The wrecks around the world are also a reminder of why we pay for what we have with the sacrafices of the people that make them. The USS Arizona for example. The memorial is there out of respect and rememberance but the ship stays untouched. Leave them alone to rest in peace and appreciate the sacrafice. Their families know where their loved ones are and I am sure they want the guys to be left where they are with their shipmates.
I would say that there sadly would be very little if nothing at all of those that perished at such a depth after so many years. And yes .... this is a war grave ..... leave it at that .
Escorted dives with a Royal Navy person would be the greatest way to pay homage to these fallen men ....no touching obviously but our current way of " keep away " is wrong ...just look at the uss Arizona in pearl harbour which also has 800 plus men still on her and every day hundreds of fee paying visitsors visit the purpose built viewing gallery and listen to the videos and the ales of these and ships who died to defend libity
I hear what you say and agree, but unfortunately I don't have a narrators voice, however, the same video is available with legends describing areas. ruclips.net/video/U1nehIgRo5c/видео.html hope that helps. many thanks for your thoughts.
Why is it that such an achievement comes at such a cost? RIP to all those lost, but I can’t help but greatly respect the cunning, skill, determination and bravery that led to such tragedy. I feel wrong about that, but the sinking of this ship stands testament to one of the greatest achievements in submarine warfare. Fuck war, and fuck mankind.
What the U boat captain did was very gutsy and skilful from a tactical standpoint, I see no wrong in credit going for this but my overall emotion is one of sadness and respect. The Oak was the first casualty of the Second World War I believe up until then it had been the “phoney” war with the act of this sinking ending that notion . After the sinking all potential routes for u boat attacks were sealed with Churchill’s block ships with many still in situ. The Oak was such an old ship and was protected with extra thick belting below her water line it was thought she could withstand torpedo attacks so no submarine nets were deployed. Sharp tragic lesson learned.
The first time I went to Scapa Flow, it really made an impression on me. We (HMS Gloucester) were anchored there and seemingly not many of the sailors knew the significance of where we were and what was around us. I felt it whilst watching the otters and the wildlife and imagining what had taken place there in the past. We were pointed out as to where Royal Oak was, but I was on the upper deck on my own largely looking at the top of the water. I think it would mean even more if I went back, but having left the Navy, it will probably never happen again.
One of my family members died on that ship. His name was Hugh Hunter Spicer.
So sorry about that
May he Rest In Peace, the whole situation was a terrible tragedy
May he be at rest.
I am so sorry for your loss as a former USN sailor my heart goes to my lost shipmates regardless of nation.
Such a loss, not only in human life, but the fact it changed the Royal Navy on it's legacy of children serving on ship.
Cheers from the USA
ramairgto72 were there children on the ship
everyone is someone's child i guess they mean?
kaiser reich en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_seaman
@@jamesmaxwell4447 No, the Royal Navy took boy seamen on from the age of twelve. Many great Admirals began as boy seamen.
Some 10 years ago I was on the cruise ship Arcadia and met a man who joined the carrier Illustrious in 1940. He was 17 at the time and said that 'there were 247 of us in the Boys Mess ages 14/17'.
Just terrible when you think of it. School kids on a warship!
This was nice, very respectful. And I liked the music, it was also nice without being annoying. Rest in Peace.
R🕯R⚓♾🙏
Massive respect to RN Northern Diving Group for changing the White Ensign every year in memory of those sailors.
Dove on the Royal Oak in the early 70's. It is a very dangerous wreck as it is almost upside down
We came down on the bow but with a limited bottom time only made it back to the big guns. We viewed from outside the wreck as winches the size of a house and guns were just hanging there.
The dive abruptly ended when we got hit by a shock wave made by a wreck being blown further south I'm Scapa.
We all did a free ascent from 100 ft.
Thank goodness for good training and preparation. I remember hitting the surface fast enough that my knees came out of the water. We then did a decompression routine and had no I'll effects.
Richard Greenway do you know why a wreck was being blown up?
thesparduck117 It was probably one of the old block ships being removed to get out of the shipping lanes
@@thesparduck117 Some scuttled German warships had their engine rooms blow open to extract copper and other valuable metals
To the men of both the Royal Oak and U boat 47 may they all restin peace😢😩
Dear David Reitsma Jr. Thank you very much for these words. I´m a German with British and also Russian Friends. Peace and Friendship, that should be our Intension. Greetings from Greenland.
I went there on a roving eye tour (underwater ROV) to see SMS Dresden. (Incredible to see the Karl Zeiss lens without a barnacle on them!) Then the Hoy museum. The Royal Oak memorial is easy to see and this was my bucket list from when I was at school. I’m 61 now. Read about it, dreamed about it and done it! Waters we’re crystal clear.
The most magnificent thing that nobody that’s been there realises, is the size of Scapa Flow! No wonder it was the base for the Royal Navy in WW1
Just about a year previously, the Royal Navy detonated a unexploded torpedo found in Scapa Flow. Most likely one of those fired by U-47.
Also of note is that HMS Royal Oak was one of five Royal Navy battleships and battlecruisers sunk in World War 2. This is noteworthy because of the five, only one was destoryed in a ship on ship engagement, that being HMS Hood. The other four were sunk by submarine or aircraft. So Royal Oak was the first sign to the Royal Navy that while their battle fleet was impressive, time had passed it by. No longer was the battleship the ultimate naval weapon. Aircraft and submarines that taken that distinction. A battleship crewed by over 1,200 was sunk with nearly all hands by 60 men in a tin boat firing weapons it couldn't even see coming. They would be taught that lesson again by U-331, sinking the HMS Barham, crewed by over 1,200, with the loss of 2/3rds the crew. May all of them rest in forever lasting peace.
It was definitely a symbol, but the Royal Navy was no longer built around the battle-fleet so dependently, their embrace of carriers and submarines reflected this. Also Barham has become immortalised due to the film of her going down.
HMS Audacious, dreadnaught battleship, sunk on October 27th, 1914, by a German mine. Abandoned, capsized, exploded and sunk. Only one casualty, not from Audacious, a crewman on a nearby cruiser was hit and killed by shrapnel from the huge explosion.
The only British dreadnaught battleship sunk in WW1. Mine laid by SS Berlin, a converted liner.
I remember visiting the wreck whilst dividing at Scapa Flow. There was an atmosphere of melancholy whilst the skipper gentle manoeuvred his dive boat around the site. Ordinary public are not allowed to dive the wreck as looting took place back in the 1970’s
The ship is really close too the shore and when you hear that so many lost their lives it’s hard to understand as they were so close, but apparently the first torpedo hit was dismissed and no alarm was sounded then a further two sealed their fate and the boat captain Günter Prién became a national hero who was taken out during convoy action I believe (the details of his demise are sketchy from my understanding)
I would have liked to dive her but special permission would need to be obtained from the Royal Navy and the Orkneys council as it’s an official war grave protected from looting and scavenging scum - There were divers in my party who given the slightest chance would have no compunction in doing this for their trophy rooms smh.
I believe these souls should be left to rest in peace and due respect afforded them, they gave their all for king and country.
I'll take things that never happened for 1000, Alex.
It’s hard to swallow that so many seamen died on the ship during their sleep in a place they thought they was protected.
I’d hate to be inside the ship once it hit the bottom in some air bubble and hearing all the sounds above the surface knowing I’m going to die inside the ship.
RIP brothers.
My uncle CPO Bill Russett was a RN diver and the first to dive on her to check out what had caused th e sinking. He had just surfaced when some of the bulkheads gave way .
awesome video, i didn't relise how inportent where i live was at the time, what's left off the remains of HMS Natal ar'nt to far away, RIP,
A Battle of Jutland veteran, the crew must have been very proud to serve aboard her.
Apparently it wasn't a very good ship to be on according to the survivors.
I seriously doubt if you were at the Battle of Jutland.
@@unitedwestand5100 He is talking about the ship.....
@@thomasaquinas1163 ,. 👍
I didn't realize it's in such shallow water! Amazing!
I'm ex Royal Navy and in 86/87 while serving on hms intrepid we placed a rest of flowers over her and had a service on the flight deck. I was only 18 at the time but felt very emotional. I'm glad it's naval divers inspecting her. Everyone else, leave her alone with her ships company still onboard.
I was in scapa flow last week. Dived all of the German battleships and light cruisers. Would be an honour to dive this
RIP HMS Royal Oak and crew.
Thanks for this. Eerie and evocative. Perhaps the most evocative part was the spotting top, with it's empty windows.
Daniel Mounce For me, that is always the “face” of a battleship, and seeing it laying sideways in such perfect condition...
It is genuinely an emotional thing to behold.
The fate o the HMS Royal Oak is similar to that of the USS Arizona being in the harbour where everything seems fine but actually it isn't quite far from it but yet the sailors on board had no clue. The ship capsized and sank within 6 minutes I think. Also throughout the war we only lost a total of 6 battlecruisers and battleships HMS Hood sunk 24th May 1941 battlecruiser HMS Repulse Battlecruiser December 10th 1941 japanese Air attack HMS Prince of Wales December 10th 1941 same fate as the Repulse HMS Royal Oak torpedoed by U47 in Scapa Flow on the 14th of October 1939 HMS Barham on the 25th November 1941 by Submarine U331 and lastly the HMS Centurion scuttled and sunk as a blockship on 7th June 1944 and that's it
Rip royal oak one of my favorite British battleships of all time
Would have been nice to have some form of narration so that those unfamiliar with the ship would have some idea what they are seeing. If you can hear the air bubbles and the diver breathing surely some kind of narration would be possible.
I hear what you say and agree, but unfortunately I don't have a narrators voice, however the same video is available with legends describing area's. ruclips.net/video/U1nehIgRo5c/видео.html hope that helps. many thanks for your thoughts.
@@K7badlads its sad too see this 😭
@@Tom65478, but it is far better fate than what she would have suffered at Britain';s hands after the war. Britain is totally brain-dead when it comes to preserving much of it's history for younger generations to learn from.
A fairwell to the lost souls once a navy man always a navy man god rest their souls and that they may of once lived a free life but now rest with their pride locked in the royal oak sleep well brother forever more.
Tragically a forgotten horror that effectively illustrates the waste of war
It is very sad to know that many young sailors died by a german submarine. I pray for them.
This was amazing. Thank You.
My Great Uncle Henry Stephson Ordinary Seaman, 18 years old lost his life on this ship along with many others. My Nan lost both her brothers to the second world war. Sergeant William Stephson a gunner on a Lancaster bomber hit by German Air craft over Germany. WE NEVER FORGET
Rest in peace boys..
Rest in peace the Royal Oak crew!
RIP HMS ROLAY OAK. 😥
Hats off in rememberence 🎩🎩
Great Viz :)
Nice shallow wreck !
Cool !
Respekt an alle die Wrack Tauchen. Solch ein Hobby wäre nichts für mich: Ich glaube ich hätte schon an der Wasseroberfläche die Hosenvoll, wenn in der Dunkelheit plötzlich ein riesiger Schatten auftaucht. Allein schon beim schauen dieses Video bekomme ich Gänsehaut...
To the crew of the royal oak r.i.p
Beautiful but I got very frustrated urging the diver to go deeper and down to the bottom so that we could see more of the capsized superstructure of the ship, and even the 15" guns. Why did he mostly want to hover around the hull and belt of the ship? Other divers were down deeper, perhaps they carried cameras for another video? Awesome to watch this though. I'm an ex-RN submariner and wish I became a diver.
The Depth of the Diver is pre determined at the surface, and a surface marker buoy fastened to the Diver and tied off at that depth, which in turn dictates how long the Diver can stay at that depth, the deeper = the shorter bottom time, the Shallower = Longer Dive time. were you see the Anti Aircraft guns is were the main superstructure is, and most is crushed inside when she turned turtle, she is almost completely upside down.
if you go to approx 5 mins 30 secs, the Diver is pretty much on the bottom, you will notice it is considerably darker, and shining his torch into one of the stern turrets, the tops fell off when sinking exposing the internals of the guns. When sinking the barbettes turned and the barrels of the 15" guns are buried deep into the mud, this is the same for the bow guns, and are probably helping to prevent her from being completely upside down.
ruclips.net/video/U1nehIgRo5c/видео.html -----
this is a link to the same Video, with listed parts of the wreck, it may enhance your viewing.
Thank you for your replies.
HI When I was Diving back in the 70s I would always go down to the Bottom of a wreck as that is where you will find flat fish Plaice, Brill, Skate allsorts Cheers
My grandfather served on her b4 ww2 rip all those lost soles.
Thank you for sharing. Do you still replace the White Ensign every year?
I think the Royal Navy do this as they are the only ones allowed to dive the site being a war grave.
The royal bavy removed the propellers from the royal oak in the late 40s early 50s
Heroes
are you on open circuit? would love to dive the royal oak.. NJ diver been on more than a few U-boat victims
Yes, open circuit. She lies in 30mts
I wonder what those mushroom lookalikes on the hull are.
Plumose Anenome
Renovate and make a museum :)
No over 800 men died on the ship. That’s disrespectful
@@ddoublegMany more Londoners died during the bombings, and yet no one argues that the ruins should not have been rebuilt.
@@waldek2303 London is a city…. This is a ship wreck graveyard. It’s like digging up a underwater cemetery
@@ddoubleg How are people who were killed under the rubble of destroyed houses worse than sailors who drowned with the ship? Throughout history, wrecks of sunken ships have been raised many times and no one made a fuss about it.
@@waldek2303 because houses are on land in the middle of cities you expect them to just leave it and not bury the people? It would look horrible and be a nasty reminder of war. Where as this ship is above Scotland In tthe middle of nowhere out of sight under the water. It’s just not necessary to move it and not ethical. Plus the ship would probably crumble or explode.
Did the navy salvage her props not long after?,the crew must have made a galiant effort to right her as it looks like she nearly had gone full turtle when she hit the bottom..looking like she went down with heavy list..
Props were removed as they were a hazard to navigation,
The sinking occurred in the small hours; no attempt could be made to right her, as the torpedo damage was catastrophic, electrical power was lost, and many open hatches saw water ingress spreading rapidly. Damage to the starboard anti-torpedo bulge arguably hastened the capsize.
It initially settled on its beam-ends but the top hamper would cause this angle to increase over time. As the gun breeches are visible on at least one main turret, it also appears the rollover at some point caused the barrels to exceed their depression stops and prise the turret roof off.
I think one propellor was a hazard, but the opportunity to remove it was used to take all of them for repurposing. I believe anchors and chain cables were also salvaged.
I presume NDG are authorized to dive HMS Oak. Very few are.
Yes - they are UK military divers
Don;t know how to feel about this,i hope wasn't a holiday scuba diving thing.
Remember this is a war grave people.
Hi Peter, it was the Royal Navy Annual Inspection and changing of the Ensign.
@@K7badlads Good to hear.
No Surrender HMS Royal Oak 🇬🇧⚓
It should be raises so that the sailors can get a proper burial near their family members
Never. It should not be touched. The sailors rest there inside their ship. As a sailor of the Royal Navy, I feel quite strongly that the ship should not be touched. Its respect. War is different to anything else. Kursk sank through an accident so her crew and the boat were brought home, but this was war. The wrecks around the world are also a reminder of why we pay for what we have with the sacrafices of the people that make them. The USS Arizona for example. The memorial is there out of respect and rememberance but the ship stays untouched. Leave them alone to rest in peace and appreciate the sacrafice. Their families know where their loved ones are and I am sure they want the guys to be left where they are with their shipmates.
I would say that there sadly would be very little if nothing at all of those that perished at such a depth after so many years.
And yes .... this is a war grave ..... leave it at that .
My family member died in the shower on the hms dasher Tom
Escorted dives with a Royal Navy person would be the greatest way to pay homage to these fallen men ....no touching obviously but our current way of " keep away " is wrong ...just look at the uss Arizona in pearl harbour which also has 800 plus men still on her and every day hundreds of fee paying visitsors visit the purpose built viewing gallery and listen to the videos and the ales of these and ships who died to defend libity
A description of what we were seeing would have been nice, rather than just plinky-plinky music.
I hear what you say and agree, but unfortunately I don't have a narrators voice, however, the same video is available with legends describing areas. ruclips.net/video/U1nehIgRo5c/видео.html hope that helps. many thanks for your thoughts.
Why is it that such an achievement comes at such a cost? RIP to all those lost, but I can’t help but greatly respect the cunning, skill, determination and bravery that led to such tragedy. I feel wrong about that, but the sinking of this ship stands testament to one of the greatest achievements in submarine warfare.
Fuck war, and fuck mankind.
What the U boat captain did was very gutsy and skilful from a tactical standpoint, I see no wrong in credit going for this but my overall emotion is one of sadness and respect. The Oak was the first casualty of the Second World War I believe up until then it had been the “phoney” war with the act of this sinking ending that notion . After the sinking all potential routes for u boat attacks were sealed with Churchill’s block ships with many still in situ. The Oak was such an old ship and was protected with extra thick belting below her water line it was thought she could withstand torpedo attacks so no submarine nets were deployed. Sharp tragic lesson learned.
Damm! How did asian scrap pirates steal the propellers?
No, that is what happened to HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse, they sunk in the Pacific not to far off the coast of Malaysia
The propellers on Royal Oak were salavged by the Navy for Museum i think
Think the props were removed as they were a hazard to navigation, being just below the surface.
K7 lots of people must travel over everyday and not realise its there
How the heck do Asian scrap pirates get to an island north of the British Isles? Answer: they don’t
The English sea is sadly very dirty so the visibility isn’t that great :(
This is great visibility though
Looks really clear from what I'm looking at🤔