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Royal Oak In Scapa one or two days before the sinking.taken by my father Willick Schollay.
Picture added on 13 October 2009 at 09:47
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HMS Royal Oak
HMS Royal Oak
I remember this view well. I was a thirteen year old living in Nether Scapa and could see the Royal Oak lying off Gaitnip. In the morning she was gone and a thick oily slick around the beach. The explosion woke my sister. It was a sad event.
Added by Tom Scott on 13 October 2009
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Added by John Schollay on 14 October 2009
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