RN Battleships: HMS Vanguard

[Brian James]

HMS Vanguard pictured fitting out at John Brown & Company Shipyards,Clydebank in 1945.

[oldsalt]

Vanguard had an unusual machinery lay out. In addition to the four main units she had two Harbour Machinery Rooms. When the ship was in harbour these rooms would supply electrical power & fresh water from evaporators. I don't know of any other ship that had a similar arrangement. My recollection is that these two spaces were athwartship between the two forr'd units & two after units.

[Brian James]

An original colour image of HMS Vanguard pictured in 1955.

[Brian James]

HMS Vanguard pictured at Table Bay Harbour,Sth Africa on February 17th 1947.

[Brian James]

Battleship HMS Vanguard pictured anchored in the Firth of Clyde during Exercise Mainbrace in 1952.....Exercise Mainbrace was the first large-scale naval exercise undertaken by the newly established Allied Command Atlantic, one of the two principal military commands of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...In the background is Baltimore Class Heavy Cruiser USS Quincy.

[Brian James]

HMS Vanguard pictured with USS Midway,anchored in the Firth of Clyde during NATO Exercise Mainbrace in September 1952.

[designeraccd]

Stern and bow on views of the VANGUARD! DFO

[Brian James]

HMS Vanguard pictured c1953.

[designeraccd]

From her other end in 1953!! DFO

[Brian James]

HMS Vanguard pictured at Duncan Dock, Capetown in 1947.