RN Battleships: HMS Vanguard

[Dabtoe46]

Great photo of a beautiful looking ship, she certainly looks absolutely superb in this shot. Many thanks for the post,
Regards, Ken H.

[ivorthediver]

Well said Ken , thank you .

[Brian James]

Battleship HMS Vanguard...South Africa 1947.

[jbryce1437]

Not sure if anyone has posted a link to this video about The Last Battleship before but it lasts around 9 minutes and is very interesting, albeit just before my time in the RN.
Another compilation video about her can be found here.

Jim

[designeraccd]

Here is a photo from Spithead with CV INDOMITABLE behind her......... Also, two photos of her from 1946. DFO

[Little h]

Ivor, missed your question re. holes in the bottom of the 15" guns. The short answer, I don't know, any of our readers ex gunnery branch may have the answer.From an engineering point of view could they be for some attachment to do with practice shoots or the hole to fit a spigot on a spanner for removal of barrel part?

Right gents ... been having a bit of a nosey around and methinks the 'holes' ain't holes - rather they are the right angled securing flanges at each end of that metal(?) band around the muzzle thingy within which the tompion is located.

The gun barrels on KGV appear to have the same arrangement, see:-

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Source; Australian War Memorial


- here is another query; what might that be (arrowed) under the leg of the sailor stradling the port barrel of 'Y' gun turret

z Vanguard aft 15s (2).jpg

- and another; what is that dark feature behind the sailor stradling the stbd barrel of 'Y' gun turret in the attachment below derived from a 'gettyimages' photo.

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Source; gettyimages

[Brian James]

HMS Vanguard pictured departing Duncan Dock,Capetown in 1947.

[ivorthediver]

Ivor, missed your question re. holes in the bottom of the 15" guns. The short answer, I don't know, any of our readers ex gunnery branch may have the answer.From an engineering point of view could they be for some attachment to do with practice shoots or the hole to fit a spigot on a spanner for removal of barrel part?

Right gents ... been having a bit of a nosey around and methinks the 'holes' ain't holes - rather they are the right angled securing flanges at each end of that metal(?) band around the muzzle thingy within which the tompion is located.

The gun barrels on KGV appear to have the same arrangement, see:-

z 3895522 AWM.JPG
Source; Australian War Memorial


- here is another query; what might that be (arrowed) under the leg of the sailor stradling the port barrel of 'Y' gun turret

z Vanguard aft 15s (2).jpg



- and another; what is that dark feature behind the sailor stradling the stbd barrel of 'Y' gun turret in the attachment below derived from a 'gettyimages' photo.

z gettyimages-613496970-2048x2048 (2).jpg

Source; gettyimages

Thanks Harry well found mate .

Were not canvas boots tied in place for foul weather protection of the rifling ?

[Little h]

Ivor, missed your question re. holes in the bottom of the 15" guns. The short answer, I don't know, any of our readers ex gunnery branch may have the answer.From an engineering point of view could they be for some attachment to do with practice shoots or the hole to fit a spigot on a spanner for removal of barrel part?

Right gents ... been having a bit of a nosey around and methinks the 'holes' ain't holes - rather they are the right angled securing flanges at each end of that metal(?) band around the muzzle thingy within which the tompion is located.

The gun barrels on KGV appear to have the same arrangement, see:-

z 3895522 AWM.JPG
Source; Australian War Memorial


- here is another query; what might that be (arrowed) under the leg of the sailor stradling the port barrel of 'Y' gun turret

z Vanguard aft 15s (2).jpg

- and another; what is that dark feature behind the sailor stradling the stbd barrel of 'Y' gun turret in the attachment below derived from a 'gettyimages' photo.

z gettyimages-613496970-2048x2048 (2).jpg

Source; gettyimages

Thanks Harry well found mate .

Were not canvas boots tied in place for foul weather protection of the rifling ?

I believe so Ivor and am sure I have seen images of them in place over gun barrel muzzles

Took a screenshot of a page offered up by a Google Book Search and underlined/highlighted (in red) a short passage that might be of interest. (click on attachment to view/read clear print)

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Book titled; The Life and Ship Models of Norman Ough by Alistar Roach

[Brian James]

HMS Vanguard pictured c1950.