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2. HMS Vanguard (23) - Wikipedia

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   HMS Vanguard was a British fast battleship built during the Second World War and commissioned after the war ended. She was the largest and fastest of the Royal Navy 's battleships , [ 3 ] and the only ship of her class .

3. HMS Vanguard (1909) - Wikipedia

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   Vanguard, 1910 History United Kingdom Name Vanguard Ordered 6 February 1908 Builder Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness Laid down 2 April 1908 Launched 22 February 1909 Commissioned 1 March 1910 Fate Sunk by internal explosion at Scapa Flow, 9 July 1917 Notes Protected war grave General characteristics (as built) Class and type St Vincent -class dreadnought battleship Displacement 19,700 long tons ...

4. Lion-class battleship - Wikipedia

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   The freeboard forward was increased by nearly 9 feet (2.7 m), [18] and the radar suite was increased to match that of the battleship Vanguard, then under construction. Because the light cruiser Belfast lost all steam power when she struck a mine early in the war, two diesel generators were substituted for two turbo-generators .

5. List of classes of British ships of the Cold War - Wikipedia

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   2 Battleships. 3 Cruisers. 4 Destroyers. 5 Frigates. 6 Corvettes. 7 Submarines. ... HMS Vanguard (23) [6]-Last British battleship ever built. Served from 1946 to 1960 ...

6. HMS Vanguard - Wikipedia

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   HMS Vanguard (1787) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1787. She became a prison ship in 1812, a powder hulk in 1814 and was broken up in 1821. HMS Vanguard (1835) was a 78-gun third rate launched in 1835, renamed HMS Ajax in 1867, and broken up in 1875. HMS Vanguard (1869) was an Audacious-class ironclad battleship launched in 1869 and sunk ...

7. File:HMS Vanguard (Battleship, 1946-1960)1.jpg - Wikipedia

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