October 14, 1939

German submarine sank HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow, Orkney, with the loss of, 810 lives.

Ireland

German submarine sank HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow, Orkney, with the loss of, 810 lives.

German submarine sank HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow, Orkney, with the loss of, 810 lives. This October 14, 1939 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

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