HMS Vanguard
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| Length | 248 m |
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| Construction started | October 2, 1941 |
| Built | 1940–1946 |
| Installed power | Admiralty |
| Scrapped | 1 |
| Displacement | 44,500 long tons (45,200 t) (standard); 51,420 long tons (52,250 t) (deep load) |
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| ID | 2073492 |
About HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard was a British fast battleship built during the Second World War and commissioned after the end of the war. She was the biggest and fastest of the Royal Navy's battleships, the last battleship to be launched in the world, and the only ship of her class.
Nuclear-armed submarine suffered malfunction
... In January this year it was reported that on Hms Vanguard, the lead boat of the four Vanguard-class submarines, while it was undergoing maintenance work...
Queen Elizabeth's death stirs South Africa's colonial memories
... Black and white newsreel footage showed Elizabeth, and her sister Margaret, laughing and playing tag, in a holiday mood, with sailors on the deck of Hms Vanguard in the shadow of Table Mountain...
The Unseen Queen: New BBC film shows Royal Family's private family videos
... They can be seen relaxing on board the Royal Navy s battleship Hms Vanguard in 1947, the vessel which took them to and from South Africa for their tour at the time...
The Unseen Queen: New BBC film shows Royal Family's private family videos
The Unseen Queen: New BBC film shows Royal Family 's private family videos
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Buckingham Palace and The Bbc have announced details of a 75-minute programme shown on Bbc One and iPlayer on Sunday, May 29th. The Documentary reveals for the First Time unseen private family videos of The Queen as a young girl.
Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen contains unique footage filmed by the Royal Family . They can be seen relaxing on board the Royal Navy 's battleship Hms Vanguard in 1947, the vessel which took them to and from South Africa for their tour at The Time .
In this preview, there are extracts of The Queen 's speeches from her 1996 Christmas broadcast, and also her address at The Guildhall On June 11th, 1947.
Source of news: bbc.com
HMS Vanguard Photos
