RN Battleships: HMS Vanguard

[ivorthediver]

And to "balance" her out...the aft 15 42s!!! DFO

Keith what were the small holes in the bottom of the barrels about a yard back along the bottom please

[oldsalt]

One of the strange things of Vanguard was that most broadside messes were behind the 11" armoured belt & therefore had no port holes. The bathrooms were also situated behind the belt so waste water was collected in a sump & ventura tube used to empty it.

[designeraccd]

Searched and there does NOT seem to be a thread about the RN's last BB! Maybe my eyes are watering to much from being out in the cold doing yard work???

At any rate, let's have some photos of the elegant, last RN battleship using the old WW 1 era 15" 42... She did have handsome lines and from all I've read the RN never put a better heavy gun afloat. DFO

[jbryce1437]

Searched and there does NOT seem to be a thread about the RN's last BB! Maybe my eyes are watering to much from being out in the cold doing yard work???

At any rate, let's have some photos of the elegant, last RN battleship using the old WW 1 era 15" 42... She did have handsome lines and from all I've read the RN never put a better heavy gun afloat. DFO

Currently on its 4th page Dennis, so I moved your post across.

Jim

[Brian James]

Undated....HMS Vanguard.

[oldsalt]

The armoured belt was secured with huge bolts, in the mess deck I was in the bolt heads adorned the outboard mess bulkhead.

[designeraccd]

Just a nice, clear photo of VANGUARD I had never seen before........... DFO

[jbryce1437]

Great photo, looks like the fleet review at Spithead with the Isle of Wight ferry rear right

[DaveH]

Jim , a very blurred memory recall suggests it was during a world tour when a Merchant Cargo Passenger ship [sorry , can't remember it's name} was acting Royal Yacht whilst we awaited the completion of the "Britannia"

[jbryce1437]

I think it was the liner Gothic.

Jim