HMS Vanguard was laid down in 1941 and commissioned on August 9, 1946 — after the war she was built for had already ended. At 814 feet, 30 knots, and armed with 97 guns, including four twin 15-inch ...

Although battleships were replaced by aircraft carriers by the end of World War II, they remain a testament to a bygone era of warfare—and a symbol of their nations’ might. What You Need to Know: HMS ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Vanguard arrived too late for World War II but served in a ceremonial role as a symbol of power into the 1950s. The conversions left four twin fifteen-inch turrets lying ...