Royal Oak (Royal Navy ship name)
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Royal Oak is a traditional Royal Navy ship name borne by several British warships over the centuries, commemorating the oak tree that sheltered King Charles II after the Battle of Worcester.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| HMS Royal Oak (1914) | 0 |
| HMS Royal Oak (1769) | 0 |
| HMS Royal Oak (1892) | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Revenge-class battleship
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Royal Navy ship name ⓘ Royal Sovereign-class battleship ⓘ ship of the line ⓘ |
| associatedMonarch | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English Civil War
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Stuart Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | over 800 lives lost ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedoed by German submarine U-47 ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Worcester
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King Charles II hiding in an oak tree ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 14 October 1939 ⓘ |
| fate | sunk at anchor in Scapa Flow ⓘ |
| hasNamesake |
HMS Royal Oak (1654)
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HMS Royal Oak (1664) NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Royal Oak (1674) NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Royal Oak (1769) NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Royal Oak (1809) NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Royal Oak (1892) NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Royal Oak (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Royal Oak (planned 1940s battleship, cancelled) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | English royalist legend ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | annual remembrance at Scapa Flow ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Royal Oak (tree)
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oak tree that sheltered King Charles II after the Battle of Worcester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTradition | re-use of distinguished ship names ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy naming traditions ⓘ |
| relatedHoliday | Oak Apple Day ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
loyalty to the monarchy
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survival and refuge ⓘ |
| usedBy | British warships ⓘ |
| usedFor |
battleships
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capital ships ⓘ ships of the line ⓘ |
| usedSinceCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| warGraveStatus | designated war grave ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Royal Oak (tree associated with King Charles II of England)
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Royal Oak (Royal Navy ship name)
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