Salman Rushdie published a novel in 1955.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Oak , after the Royal Oak in which Charles II hid himself during his flight from the country in the English Civil War  :. Royal Navy. Royal Navy. Royal Oak. Royal Oak ( tree ). Charles II. Charles II of England. English Civil War. English Civil War. was a 76-gun second-rate launched in 1664 and burnt by the Dutch in 1667 in the Raid on the Medway .. second-rate. second-rate. Raid on the Medway. Raid on the Medway. was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1674 , rebuilt in 1690 , 1713 , and 1741 .. third-rate. third-rate. Her 1741 rebuild left her as a 64-gun fourth-rate .. fourth-rate. fourth-rate. She was a prison ship between 1756 and 1763 , and was broken up in 1764 .. prison ship. prison ship. was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1769 and used as a prison ship from 1796 .. third-rate. third-rate. prison ship. prison ship. 74-gun. 74-gun ship. She was renamed in 1805 , and was broken up in 1815 .. HMS Royal Oak was to have been a 74-gun third rate but she was renamed before her launch in 1798 .. Royal Oak. Royal Oak ( tree ). 74-gun. 74-gun ship. was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1809 , on harbour service from 1825 , and broken up in 1850 .. third-rate. third-rate. 74-gun. 74-gun ship. was an ironclad frigate launched in 1862 and sold in 1885 .. ironclad. ironclad. frigate. frigate. was a launched in 1892 and scrapped in 1914 .. was a launched in 1914 and sunk at anchor in 1939 , in Scapa Flow .. Scapa Flow. Scapa Flow. Category  : Royal Navy ship names. Royal Navy. Royal Navy