Category:HMS Vanguard (ship, 1946)

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HMS Vanguard was a unique battleship of the Royal Navy, built at the John Brown and Company shipyard in Clydebank, Scotland. She was the last British battleship to be built, laid down in 1941, launched in 1944 and commissioned in 1946. She was flagship of the Royal Navy from 1949 until 1960, the year she was scrapped.

HMS Vanguard

1944 fast battleship

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Instance of

fast battleship

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Operator

Royal Navy

Manufacturer

John Brown & Company

Location of creation

John Brown & Company

Yard number

567

Service entry

30 November 1944

Significant event

Beam

32.9 m

Draft

10.9 m

Width

32.8 m

Length

248.3 m

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official website

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HMS Vanguard (ship, 1946) in Rotterdam (2 F)

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HMS Vanguard (1946)

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The following 26 files are in this category, out of 26 total.

British battleship HMS Vanguard (23) underway c1947.jpg 4,843 × 3,617; 5.88 MB
British Warships Science Museum 18 HMS Vanguard (1944).jpg 2,388 × 1,685; 971 KB
British Warships Science Museum 19 HMS Vanguard amidships.jpg 1,741 × 2,375; 1.06 MB
Captain W. G. Agnew, CB, CVO, DSO, of HMS Vanguard by Stephen Bone IWM IWM LD 5782.jpg 575 × 685; 73 KB
HelicopterLandingVanguardlarge.jpg 800 × 603; 54 KB
HMS Vanguard (1946).jpg 744 × 581; 136 KB
HMS Vanguard (23) (51004726800).jpg 5,677 × 4,599; 1.53 MB
HMS Vanguard (23) (51073108953).jpg 5,691 × 4,536; 2.41 MB
HMS Vanguard (23) and USS Midway (CVA-41) at anchor in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland (UK), during NATO Operation Mainbrace, in September 1952 (80-G-K-13032).jpg 8,731 × 5,823; 23.29 MB
HMS Vanguard (23) at anchor in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland (UK), during NATO Operation Mainbrace, in September 1952 (80-G-K-12832).jpg 7,438 × 3,397; 12.67 MB
HMS Vanguard (23) in a harbour c1947.jpg 5,853 × 4,378; 10.01 MB
HMS Vanguard (23) Model (1).jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 5.28 MB
HMS Vanguard (23) Model (2).jpg 4,592 × 3,056; 12.27 MB
HMS Vanguard (23) steaming at high speed while running trials in 1946.jpg 4,441 × 3,258; 5.86 MB
HMS Vanguard (23) underway, circa in the late 1940s.jpg 5,791 × 4,363; 9.87 MB
HMS Vanguard (23), USS Quincy (CA-71) destroyers anchor in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland (UK), during NATO Operation Mainbrace, in September 1952 (80-G-K-12832).jpg 7,913 × 4,994; 19.08 MB
HMS Vanguard (Battleship, 1946-1960)1 (cropped).jpg 5,800 × 3,400; 7.95 MB
HMS Vanguard (Battleship, 1946-1960)1.jpg 5,968 × 4,496; 10.57 MB
HMS Vanguard - Operation Mainbrace 1952 - I03681.jpg 740 × 598; 90 KB
HMS Vanguard from across the Clyde, February 1946 by Stephen Bone IWM IWM LD 5784.jpg 1,200 × 868; 989 KB
HMS Vanguard in Dock, February 1946 by Stephen Bone IWM IWM LD 5785.jpg 1,200 × 848; 857 KB
HMS Vanguard leaving Portsmouth for the breakers, 4 August 1960 RMG BHC0696.tiff 3,800 × 3,000; 32.62 MB
HMSVanguardoverhead.jpg 5,956 × 3,991; 10.73 MB
HMSVanguardSternView.jpg 5,878 × 4,425; 9.78 MB
VG 01.jpg 564 × 391; 54 KB
VG DOY.jpg 471 × 494; 44 KB

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