HMS Royal Oak (1892) well as the Cruiser Squadron. In April 1904, while operating with the Home Fleet off the Scilly Isles, "Royal Oak" and her sister ship "Revenge" had their bottoms lightly damaged when they struck a sunken wreck. On 9 May 1904, "Royal Oak" became flagship of the Home Fleet's second-in-command, relieving her sister "Empress of India", and took part in annual maneuvers in July and August. On 7 March 1905, "Royal Oak" paid off at Portsmouth into the Chatham Reserve, and her crew transferred to the battleship "Caesar". The following day the ship recommissioned with a skeleton crew for service with
Royal Oak, Michigan major span of the Woodward Dream Cruise. The city sponsors ancillary events around the Cruise. It is the site of the Detroit Zoo, one of the region's leading tourist attractions. In December 2009 it was announced that the Arts, Beats and Eats festival would be moved from Pontiac to Royal Oak. In addition to "The Detroit News" and "Detroit Free Press", regional newspapers serving all of southeast Michigan, the city is served by the "Daily Tribune", "The Oakland Press", the "Royal Oak Review", and "The Mirror". Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County in the U.S.