Today, most people around the world are familiar with the tale of the U.S.S. Missouri, an Iowa-class battleship that survived the war, the Iowa-class battleships are said to be the last battleships of the US Navy. On the British Side, little is know...
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Ship Class:
Formerly planned as a Lion-class battleship, but due to time during the war, it didn't came out to be.
Vanguard-class battleship / Vanguard-class fast battleship
However in 1951, HMS Vanguard was given new armaments and a massive retrofit.
Hull Number:
RNB-23 (Royal Navy Battleship No. 23)
Measurements:
814 feet 4 inches (248.2 m) - Long Overall
108 ft (23.9 m) - Beam
36 ft (11 m) - Draft
44,500 long tons (45,200 t) - Standard Displacement
51,420 long tons (52,250 t) - Increased in Full Combat Mode at.
130,000 shaft horsepower (97,000 kW) - Rate given for steam power on all 4 propellers
30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) - Top Speed. The ship had a.
8,250 nautical miles (15,280 km; 9,490 mi) - Cruising range at a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).
Armaments:
4 × twin 15 in (381 mm) guns
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10 × twin 5.25 in (133 mm) dual-purpose gun
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10 × sextuple 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors AA guns
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14 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors AA guns (Donated from USA)
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Author: During the 2nd World War, HMS Vanguard retain its original armaments, to which in 1950, it was retrofitted to put new anti-aircraft guns, followed by new Bofors, donated by the USA after the War. HMS Vanguard will retain it until the ship was scrapped, along with its armaments.
