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British Battleship HMS Vanguard - Destination's Journey
British Battleship HMS Vanguard - Destination's Journey
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4,187 likes, 23 comments - ships_and_models_by_ericknavas on December 21, 2022: "Pride of the Navy: With her graceful lines and impressive size, the Hood was widely viewed as the most beautiful ship ever built for the Royal Navy. But as one of the service’s more modern capital ships, she would be low on the priority list for modernization, with parsimonious defense budgets and her extensive goodwill cruises through the 1920s and 1930s precluding needed improvements. HMS Hood steamed thousands of
Battle of Jutland Part I: Opposing fleets
British 5th Battle Squadron at sea: 'Queen Elizabeth' Battleships HMS Barham Valiant Malaya and Warspite. The Squadron fought at the Battle of Jutland 31st May 1916 in Admiral Beatty’s Battle Cruiser Fleet suffering significant damage to Warspite and Malaya
A later picture of 15 in battlecruiser HMS Renown (see nearby): the foretop has now gone, replaced by a more modern 'box' bridge structure.