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The Last British Battleship - HMS Vanguard, 1946-1960 (Hardcover)
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The Last British Battleship - HMS Vanguard, 1946-1960 (Hardcover)
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The ninth HMS _Vanguard_, bearing one of the most illustrious names
in the Royal Navy with honours from the Armada to Jutland, was the
last and largest of Britain's battleships and was commissioned in
1946\. Her design evolved from of the King George V class and
incorporated much of the fully developed design for the two
battleships, _Lion_ and _Temeraire_, that were laid down in 1939
but never completed. At 813ft length overall and 42,300 tons, she
was the last battleship to be built in the world and the only ship
of her class. She was built during the Second World War and
incorporated existing twin 15in mountings, and was part of the
Royal Navy's response to the combined and increasing number of
German and Japanese battleships in the early 1940s. She was
immediately recognisable by her transom stern and high flared bow
and had fine sea keeping ability. Her appearance after the end of
hostilities, however, and her huge crew requirements proved a
conundrum for the Royal Navy, her most significant role being that
of Royal Yacht during the royal family's tour of South Africa in
1947\. She was broken up at Faslane in 1960. In this new book by R
A Burt her design, construction and career are all covered. Armour,
machinery, power plants and weaponry are examined in detail and the
author has produced some 35 superb plans, profiles and other line
drawings for which he is renowned. The text is further enhanced by
the addition of some 80 colour and black and white photographs from
his collection. His earlier three volumes are regarded as
definitive works on the subject of British battleships before 1945;
with this new book he finally completes the story of the
Dreadnought era, bringing to life the last of a magnificent type of
vessel of which the world will not see again.
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