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Originally Posted by mrbeast
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Originally Posted by StarFox
HMS Nelson and the HMS Rodney were the only ships of the class built. both were scrapped after WWII (england did not save one WWII Era battleship...what a shame)
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Dammned shame that all the RN's BBs were scrapped even Vanguard which only completed just after the war IIRC. Problem was the country was bankrupt, BBs were obsolete and we needed the cash that all that steel could reach on the open market so bye bye BBs.
Apparently HMS Warspite didn't want to go to the breakers yard, managed to ground herself and refused to be refloated, so they broke her up in situ. Always thought that was a sad story, almost as if the old battle wagon was alive somehow.  |
HMS Warspite should have been saved if any battleship deserved to.
SMS Goeben was another ship that deserved to be saved. Almost 50 years in Active service, yet ended up scarped desipte being offered to the West German Government at a next to nothing price!