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 High School after which the high school was renamed Royal Oak High School. In 2009, Detroit rapper Eminem shot his short film "Where Have You Been?" in the halls and on the grounds of Royal Oak High School. On October 12, 2010, Royal Oak High School was featured on the MTV show If You Really Knew Me. The episode was the season 1 finale, and documents "Challenge Day" at Royal Oak High School. The high school had an average score of 43.5 on the state's MEAP test in 2011 and a very high number of AP students. There have been two student