sinking of HMS Royal Oak (1939)
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
World War II bombing
naval disaster |
| gptkbp:aftermath |
increased security at Scapa Flow
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
835
|
| gptkbp:commander_of_U-47 |
gptkb:Günther_Prien
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:date |
14 October 1939
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
sinking of HMS Royal Oak (1939)
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Scapa_Flow
|
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive
|
| gptkbp:memorial |
gptkb:cemetery
|
| gptkbp:method |
torpedo attack
|
| gptkbp:perpetrator |
gptkb:German_submarine_U-47
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| gptkbp:result |
major loss of life
German propaganda victory Royal Oak sunk |
| gptkbp:significance |
first major Royal Navy loss of WWII
|
| gptkbp:survived |
386
|
| gptkbp:victim |
gptkb:HMS_Royal_Oak
|
| gptkbp:wreck_protected_by |
gptkb:Protection_of_Military_Remains_Act_1986
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Scapa_Flow
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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