Battleship built by John Brown and Co, Clydebank; standard displacement 42,500 tons; main and secondary armament comprises eight 15-in. guns and sixteen 5.25-in. guns; anti-aircraft artillery includes Bofors Mark VI 6-barrelled weapons and Bofors Mark VII single barrelled guns; main power for propulsion of vessel and for intricate services is derived from boilers in which highly efficient oil burning system is incorporated, evolved at Admiralty Fuel Experiment Station.


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    Title :

    H.M.S. "Vanguard."


    Additional title:

    Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1946


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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