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A sacrifice never forgotten: Battleship wreck torpedoed by German U-Boat during one of the blackest days of the Second World War is remembered in poignant mission ahead of Remembrance Day........ HMS Royal Oak was fired three times by Germans in the early hours of October 14, 1939, in Orkney, Scotland 1,200 crew members were alseep below deck. Just 325 survived the attack, which sunk the ship in 13 minutes A team of Navy officers have recovered the original flag and replaced it to honour to memories of the sailors........ Read more: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2493552/A-sacrifice-forgotten-Battleship-wreck-torpedoed-German-U-Boat-blackest-days-Second-World-War-remembered-poignant-mission-ahead-Remembrance-Day.html#ixzz2kA1fFhut Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 14:59:29 +0000

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