The Phantom of Scapa Flow

Download or read book The Phantom of Scapa Flow written by Alexandre Korganoff and published by Crecy. This book was released on 2022-02-21 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the night of 13/14 October 1939, the German commander of U-boat U-47, Günther Prien, steered past the sunken block ships and chains which inadequately protected the British naval base at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. The U-Boat sank the old British World War I battleship HMS Royal Oak and then escaped into the North Sea. The loss of the Royal Oak was insignificant in naval terms though over 800 men perished with her, however this was a bitter blow to British moral.