Royal Oak
A 50 minute documentary
The wreck of HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow is a
designated war grave and all diving is prohibited but in
2000 a special permission was granted by the Ministry of
Defence and the Royal Navy for the wreck to be filmed as a
moving tribute to all those who lost their lives.
This professionally produced 50 minute video includes
underwater images of the wreck which have never been seen
before and there are interviews with survivors and Orcadian
Sandy Robertson who was the first diver to go on the wreck
the day after she sank. Also included is coverage of another
unique event when the ashes of Dorothy Golding, wife of
Bandsman Arthur Golding, who went down with the ship, were
taken down by her grandson, Christopher Kilford, and placed
in the wreck to reunite the couple.
The finale is the unfurling of a battle ensign on the
upturned hull by a Royal Navy diver on the anniversary of
her sinking and the final credits include the names of all
those who died in the tradgedy.
Running time 50 minutes. Narrated by Tom Fleming. Produced by PR Productions. Directed by Peter Rowlands
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