HMS Vanguard (23)
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HMS Vanguard was a British fast battleship built during the Second World War and commissioned after the war ended. She was the largest and fastest of the Royal Navy's battleships, the only ship of her class, and the last battleship to be built.
Profile view of Vanguard underway
Overhead view of Vanguard
Vanguard during NATO Operation Mainbrace, 1952
Rear quarter view of Vanguard showing her transom stern
Home Fleet
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The Home Fleet was a fleet of the Royal Navy that operated from the United Kingdom's territorial waters from 1902 with intervals until 1967. In 1967, it was merged with the Mediterranean Fleet creating the new Western Fleet.
HMS Neptune leading the Home Fleet before the First World War
King George VI visiting the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow in March 1943