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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.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2485 |
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| 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: | Royal Oak (1914); Repulse (1916) |
| 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 |