What happened to the HMS Vanguard?

Shortly before midnight on 9 July 1917 at Scapa Flow, Vanguard suffered a series of magazine explosions. She sank almost instantly, killing 843 of the 845 men aboard. The wreck was heavily salvaged after the war, but was eventually protected as a war grave in 1984.

Why did Britain get involved in the Falklands War?

The primary purpose was to establish a naval base where ships could be repaired and take on supplies in the region. This might possibly count as an invasion, since a group of about 75 French colonists were living on the islands; they’d arrived the previous year.

What units were in the Falklands War?

5 Infantry Brigade

• 205 HQ signal squadron Royal Signals (Major Mike Forge)
• 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards (Lt Col MIE Scott) — Mount Tumbledown. (
• 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards (Lt Col JF Rickett) — Sapper Hill. (
• 1st Battalion, 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles (Lt Col DPdeC Morgan) — Mount William. (

Is HMS Vanguard still in service?

The eleventh HMS Vanguard of the Royal Navy is the lead boat of her class of Trident ballistic missile-armed submarines. The submarine is based at Faslane, HMNB Clyde, Argyll, Scotland….HMS Vanguard (S28)

How did HMS Vanguard sink?

On the night of 9 July 1917, HMS Vanguard was anchored in Scapa Flow. The explosion that sank Vanguard almost instantly was not the result of an enemy attack – it was the result of an internal explosion of faulty cordite. The Royal Navy’s Command Clearance Diving Team carried out a detailed investigation in 1975.

Was HMS Vanguard a good battleship?

For the first time in almost one hundred years, the Royal Navy had no battleships in its fleets. Not only was HMS Vanguard the last British battleship, she was arguably the best. HMS Vanguard was designed and completed largely in reaction to capital ships built by Japan and Germany in the 1940s.

When was the last time the vanguard was scrapped?

HMS Vanguard (1946) scrapped 1960. My version of HMS Vanguard is based on the premise that the various treaty’s expire in 1930 with the US, UK, France and Italy being bound by the 35,000 ton and 16″ gun limit for new construction.

When was the HMS Vanguard built?

Above and Below: HMS Vanguard as it was completed in the Real Time Line 1946. All the AU drawings can be any time from 1940-1944. Displacement 45,200 tons standard, 52,250 full load

Was the Vanguard a good ship?

First, and ended up the only, 45,000 ton battleship. The Vanguard was an excellent ship despite the armament issue. But the armament was just fine, it was as good as the French, Italian and German ships of the time.

Where would you place HMS Temeraire and Vanguard?

HMS Vanguard and HMS Temeraire would be completed somewhere between the 1st and 2nd pair of King George’s. In replacement of this type could also be the Vanguard with 12×15″ using 4 triple turrets left over from the Majestic class which would provide either four or twelve turrets depending on which scenario is proceeded with.