British battleship Royal Oak leaving Malta for England in August 1929

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The American Consulate at Valetta, Malta wrote the US State of Secretary on 22 August 1929 No. 361 that the British battleship HMS Royal Oak returned on 19 August before the return of the British Mediterranean Fleet. She was to depart to England to be paid off on 20 August.(1)

Note

1. Pennant 08. Part of Revenge-class (also called R- of Royal Sovereign-class preceded by Queen Elizabth-class succeeded by planned N3-class and realized Nelson-class. Laid down by Devonport Royal Dockyard on 15 January 1914, launched on 17 November 1914, commissioned on 1 May 1916 and sunk by the German submarine U-47 at Scapa Flow, Orkney, Scotland on 14 October 1939.