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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. Vanguard was the last battleship to be built in history. [4]
HMS Vanguard (1909) was a St Vincent-class battleship launched in 1909 and sunk in an explosion in 1917. HMS Vanguard (23) was a unique battleship, the only one of her class. She was launched in 1944 and broken up in 1960. HMS Vanguard (S28) is a Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine launched in 1992 and currently in service.
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 ...
The St Vincent-class was a line of three, originally four, [b] dreadnought battleships, HMS St Vincent, HMS Collingwood, and HMS Vanguard. With the exception of their more powerful 50- calibre Mk XI (305 mm) main guns and twenty 50-calibre Mk VII (102 mm) secondaries , the St Vincent class closely followed the design of the Bellerophon class .
Vanguard class may refer to: Vanguard-class ship of the line, UK Royal Navy 19th-century second rate tall ship class; Vanguard-class battleship, UK Royal Navy World War II era super-battleship class; Vanguard-class submarine, UK Royal Navy post-Cold-War era ballistic missile submarine class; Vanguard-class multirole warship, Royal Norwegian ...
A class Royal Navy: 8 March 1905: Scrapped in May 1920: HMS A12: A class Royal Navy: HMS A13: A class Royal Navy: HMS A2: A class Royal Navy: 15 April 1903: Scrapped in January 1920: HMS A3: A class Royal Navy: 13 July 1904: 12 May 1912 sunk as gunnery target: HMS A4: A class Royal Navy: 9 June 1903: 17 July 1904: Sold for scrapping 16 January ...
The eighth HMS Vanguard of the British Royal Navy was an Audacious-class central battery ironclad battleship, by Edward Reed launched in 1870. In 1875, the ship was sunk during a summer cruise in a collision in fog with the ironclad HMS Iron Duke.
Class overview; Name: King George V-class battleship: Operators Royal Navy Preceded by: Nelson class: Succeeded by: Lion class (planned); HMS Vanguard (actual) Built: 1937–1940: In commission