HMS Vanguard - Guide 132

Today we look at the last British battleship, the mighty Vanguard.

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[Kevin_Kennelly]

Drachism of the Day:

5:20 "With her peacetime role including stints as the world's largest and most heavily armed yacht.
Taking various members of the Royal Family on tours of the British empire."

[SelikBzdy]

I don't know why but I really like how Vanguard looks. Gorgeous ship.

[johnmay]

I spent three days aboard HMS Vanguard on a school trip back in the 1950s, it was an experience I will never forget, it gave me a great respect for the the crews of vessels like this.

[indyrock]

Nothing says class like having a Battleship as your 'yacht'

[benhamer]

One point to add. When she broke free, she ran into a local pub called the Still and West. Still there today
The pub, not the ship

[knottyal]

As a lad in 1959 I visited HMS Vanguard when Portsmouth Dockyard had an open day. What a magnificent ship she was! We went over much of the upper deck, and maybe more. Those giant guns really impressed a 12 year old. Many other smaller warships were moored out in the harbour, some in "mothballs ", and could be viewed on a harbour cruise.

[klipsfilmsmelbourne]

in sink the bismarck film there was some footage of vanguard to pretend as hms hood
if she was saved as muesum she would have appear different films

[michaelplane]

Hi, I served on the Vangaurd in 1953, as electricians mate 2nd class. Surely there are other ship mates with us still, who was serving at that time.

[Maddog]

What an ironic name for the Last Battleship.

[Zarcondeegrissom]

"most heavily armed yacht" - Drach 2019, lol.

Great vid Drach and crew. B)

[nbenicewicz]

You forgot to mention that HMS Vanguard was used as a stand in for the Hood in the Movie "Sink The Bismarck".

[deaks]

ARG!! I hate when you get round to famous British ships because they all end with “...and then she was scrapped.”

Warspite’s scrapping gets me very hot under the collar to the point of rage-quitting.

Yes I know we needed the money and couldn’t have maintained these ships in the 50’s due to a lack of said money, but some of these ships are literal milestones that the whole world should be able to enjoy.

[BattleManiac]

That sextuple 40mm Bofors mount looks amazingly cool. Would not want to be in a plane at the business of multiple of those things.

[ross.venner]

I vividly remember her leaving Pompey for the scrapyard. A lot of tears were shed.

[johnfisher]

A beautiful looking ship as well as a powerful warship.
To quote another author:Vanguard may not have been the best in any single category, but she scored high in all, thus making her one of the best BB's ever built

[Alex-cwrz]

The amount of radars on her was amazing especially compared to other navies battleships

[pickeljarsforhillary]

HMS Conqueror was the last British battleship.
Wargaming wouldst lie to us. Would they?

[MrBigdragon]

I think she was easier to than refloat Warsprit because she wasn't carrying the same weight of history

[blueboats]

By being so concise this was more informative than all the other narratives I've read, I finally feel like I understand the fundamentals of this story.

[BillieB]

Oh god i'Ve waited so long for this <3 Thank you so much. Always wanted to know the story behind this beautiful giant.