scapa flow

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.

Sources:

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Mason, Geoffrey B. "HMS Royal Oak, British battleship, WW2."
Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2. 2008. http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-01BB-Royal%20Oak.htm

Ritzel, Fred. "Das kann doch einen Seemann nicht erschüttern! Über ein Lied aus der Zeit des Kriegsanfangs, seine mediale Präsentation und seine Nachwirkungen." Lied und populäre Kultur, 2014, pp. 143 - 169. 

Since we weren’t able to put together an episode this week, we’re releasing a pretty fun Patreon bonus episode from the month of August for everyone.

Enjoy our discussion of a few WWI naval engagements, homemade (shipmade?) guns, and the ultimate scuttling of the German High Seas Fleet during internment at Scapa Flow.