Medal commemorating Captain-Lieutenant Günther Prien (1908-1941) and the sinking of HMS 'Repulse' and 'Royal Oak', 1939

Medal commemorating Captain-Lieutenant Günther Prien (1908-1941) and the sinking of HMS 'Repulse' and 'Royal Oak', 1939. Uniface. Head of the officer (left) above a submarine. Inscription, below: 'REPULSE ROYAL OAK.' Legend: 'DER HELD VON SCAPA FLOW U - BOOT - KOMMANDANT GÜNTHER PRIEN 1939.' (The harbour of Scapa Flow, submarine commander Gunther Prien 1939.)

Object Details

ID: MEC2485
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Attack on the Repulse at Scapa Flow, 1939; World War II: Sinking of the Royal Oak, 1939
Vessels: Repulse (1916); Royal Oak (1914)
Date made: 1939
People: (German Navy), Prien, Günther, Capt-Lt, fl.1939; (German Navy), Prien, Günther, Capt-Lt, fl.1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 55 x 41 mm