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Ships · United Kingdom · 1940-1943

HMS Warspite

battleship

A veteran of Jutland, Warspite led the night action that destroyed three Italian cruisers at Cape Matapan and later fired her 15in guns in support of the Salerno beachhead, where she was badly damaged by a German radio-guided glide bomb.

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displacement31,315 tons (standard, after her 1934-37 reconstruction), 36,450 deep load
armament8x 15in main guns
crewapprox. 1,200-1,300
launched1913 (extensively modernised)

Mediterranean and North Africa, Western Europe

HMS WARSPITE of the Eastern Fleet and Flagship of Admiral Sir James Sommerville, underway in the Indian Ocean.
HMS WARSPITE of the Eastern Fleet and Flagship of Admiral Sir James Sommerville, underway in the Indian Ocean.Oulds, D C (Lt) Royal Navy official photographer · Public domain · source
HMS Warspite
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D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 HMS WARSPITE, part of Bombarding Force 'D' off Le Havre, shelling German gun batteries in support of the landings on Sword area, 6 June 1944. The photo w
D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 HMS WARSPITE, part of Bombarding Force 'D' off Le Havre, shelling German gun batteries in support of the landings on Sword area, 6 June 1944. The photo wRoyal Navy official photographer, McNeill, M H A (Lt) · Public domain · source

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