Episode 108 - HMS Royal Oak

Beyond the Breakers

Jun 24, 2023•53 min•Season 3Ep. 27

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Episode description

This week we go back to a place near and dear to us - Scapa Flow - for the story of the Royal Navy battleship HMS Royal Oak.

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