HMS Valiant (1914)
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HMS Valiant was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. She was built at Devonport Royal Dockyard between January 1914 and November 1914, and ent
Valiant between 1930 and 1937
A camouflaged Valiant during World War II
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II and served as consort of the British monarch from her accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longe
HMS Valiant (1914)
…World War in the Mediterranean, where her service included destroying Vichy ships at Mers-el-Kébir and the Battle of Cape Matapan, during which time Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh served aboard as a midshipman. While in drydock in Alexandria, the battleship was severely damaged by an Italian raid. After additional refits and…
Formal portrait, 1992
At age one, July 1922
Philip served aboard HMS Valiant in the Battle of the Mediterranean.
In Melbourne, 1945