#hms warspite

[ltwilliammowett]

Petty Officer of HMS Warspite asleep with the ship's kitten in its hammock, 1944

[enriquemzn262]

You're able to bring back one historical warship for preservation to act as a museum ship. Which one do you choose?

Why, HMS Warspite of course!

She fought and was heavily involved in both World Wars, from the battle of Jutland, helping put a stop of the onslaught of the German battlecruisers, to the Invasion of Normandy, shelling german positions for as long as she could.

[redarmyscreaming]

HMS Warspite, launched 1913 - Published in illustrated London News Booklet, 'INSIDE KNOWLEDGE'. Art by G H Davis.

[theworldatwar]

A British Supermarine Walrus seaplane takes off from the deck of HMS Warspite as it heads out on a U-boat patrol just off the coast of the Seychelles - date unknown. A British aircraft carrier can be seen in the background

[starlit-twilight]

draw warspite azur lane pretty please? love your queen elizabeth redesign so now i hope i can see something for warspite

I'm really glad you liked the Queen Elizabeth redesign!! I don't have a redesign for Warspite (yet), so here's a regular corgi with her retrofit design's sword! :V

[lonestarbattleship]

Regarding that one post about Warspite, I remember hearing something about Warspite’s steering gear being replaced at some point, is that not the case?

She took a direct hit by a German shell to her port side steer during the battle of Jutland. While it was repaired, something like that can never be fully repaired. Plus, it didn't help that a mine exploded near her rudder later on.

But I believe the biggest damage that she took and nearly sent her to a watery grave, was a direct hit by a Fritz X missile and another that missed and exploded under her hull. For those who don't know, the Fritz X was an early guided anti-ship glide bomb developed by the Germans.

"This bomb caused damage to X engine room and shock put X turret out of action. It also opened a gash in her anti torpedo bulge.

The direct hit penetrated six decks, wrecked a boiler room, and exploded in the double bottom of the ship. Four of the five boiler rooms were flooded out and all steam power was lost. Some 5000 cubic meters of sea water flooded the ship (5000 tonnes). Shock damage had put all radars out of action as well as all wireless communication. Steering was jammed. Unable to move on her own, she was taken in tow, eventually reaching Malta.

Warspite was eventually patched up and returned to GB for further repairs. The destroyed boiler room and X Turret could not be repaired and remained out of action for the rest of her career."

Side note: As much as the naval fans wish she had been saved, she was not in any shape to be a museum ship.

Thanks for the ask.

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[the-delta-42]

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[all-action-all-picture]

Battle Modern Master Plan No. 8 - H.M.S. Valiant. Entered service with the Royal Navy in 1966 and was decommissioned in 1994. It was one of two subs in the Valiant class with Warspite being the second.

Is it a ship or a boat? In the Royal Navy a submarine is known as a boat. I've heard and read a number of explanations for this (many of which sound reasonable). Probably best just to leave it that its a historical term that has just stuck with it.

From Battle Picture Weekly No. 65 cover dated 29 May 1976. Treasury of British Comics.

[alt-menu]

me and my three girlfriends

and yes, they burn coal

Alt's Favourite Boats

HMS Warspite, the best battleship, fight me you motherfuckers, praise the grand old lady in all her glory

HMS Renown, get fucked Scharnhorst and Gneisnau

Yavuz Sultan Selim (formerly SMS Goeben), bullying the russian black sea fleet 1914-1950

[ltwilliammowett]

HMS Warspite, by William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931)

[starlit-twilight]

Playing with a few ideas for a Warspite redesign.

[morbidology]

Walter Ernest O'Neil Yeo was an English sailor and one of the first recipients of advanced plastic surgery. Born in Plymouth, he entered the Royal Navy at age 15 and served aboard various vessels, eventually becoming a petty officer on HMS Warspite. During the Battle of Jutland in 1916, Yeo sustained severe facial injuries, including the loss of his eyelids, while manning his ship’s guns.

After initial treatment, Yeo was transferred to Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup, Kent, where pioneering plastic surgeon Harold Gillies used a groundbreaking "tubed pedicle" skin graft to reconstruct Yeo’s face and eyelids. The procedure, done in multiple stages, faced complications like infection but was ultimately deemed a success. By 1919, Yeo was cleared for active duty, though his injuries remained visible and required further treatment.

Yeo married Ada Edwards in 1914, and they had two daughters. He later returned to Plymouth, where he passed away in 1960. His experience marked an important milestone in the development of reconstructive surgery, especially for soldiers disfigured during World War I.

[osinfulserpent]

ohhh you are so right. your mind. warspite aside from literally looking like a corgi is also so loyal guard dog devoted. even if he could be unchained from the duty of being elizabeth's blade he wouldn't move an inch without being led. also i bet he gives rlly sloppy puppy kisses when drunk

also trans catboy sims!! i love him. little chaos gremlin. son boy not allowed to get into the firecrackers on account of The Last Time

the thing is i think so many kansen have some flavour of gender fuckery going on but also they're in a war so they haven't got time for that

[the-delta-42]

1/1200 #royalnavy #diorama #hmswarspite #hmsvictorious #hmsexeter #hmsnorfolk #hmsdorsetshire #hmsajax #hmsachilles #hmsperth #hmshardy #hmshotspur #hmsallingtoncastle #hmspeacock #hmsbalfour #hmslilac #hmshood #hmsarkroyal #hmssuffolk #hmscossack #hmseskimo #hmskinggeorgev #hmsprinceofwales #hmsdukeofyork #worldwar2 #worldwarii #ww2 #wwii #modelships

[captain-price-unofficially]

By this logic they might as well abandon plans for a new HMS Warspite lest they upset the Germans

[artemis-crimson]

Some say cavalry is the most beautiful thing, some infantry, some a fleet of ships but I say the most beautiful thing on this dark and fertile earth is!

had a dream last night that sappho 16 became a meme. everyone on the internet was posting images that contained the text "some say cavalry, some say infantry, some say ships are the most beautiful thing, but I say it's" and then just like, the worst stock photo image the poster could find of whatever they loved (the ocean, a loaf of bread, etc.)