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Matthew Warwick

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Graduate in International Politics & Strategic Studies. Dabble in naval history. Frequently distracted by cricket.

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Matthew Warwick

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The King George V class were the most modern British battleships of the Second World War. They are perhaps best known for their actions against Bismarck in 1941 and Scharnhorst in 1943, as well as the sinking of Prince of Wales in December 1941. (1/x)

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The 'A' quadruple 14-inch mounting of the battleship HMS King George V, under construction in April 1940.

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The battleship HMS Rodney showing off her armament.

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3 years

Tried to put together a visual representation of the British Pacific Fleet in August 1945, as it is so often forgotten about. Image ended up quite large.

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The battleship HMS Prince of Wales. Commissioned, still incomplete, into the Royal Navy on the 19th January 1941, she would fail to see out the year. Despite being in commision just 326 days, she had an eventful career. (1/11)

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This is what missiles robbed from us. On the left a 4crh armour piercing round for an 18-inch gun. In the middle a 8crh high explosive shell. To the right the 6 charges of propellant used to fire them.

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The battleship HMS King George V at speed in 1941.

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Nothing says 'modern anti-air weapon' quite like a rocket propelled, blunt nosed, collection of corrugated looking metal!

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It's certainly something.

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The battleship HMS Nelson. One of the most distinctive battleship designs ever built, it had some key strengths but also some key weaknesses. Dividing opinion since 1927!

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Matthew Warwick

10 months

In 1997 the authorised destroyer/frigate fleet was 32. As recently as 2005 it was 27. We are now looking at about 15. Can we invest in our armed forces, please? Particularly in the people, so we can run the few ships we actually have.

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. @Telegraph @SheridanDani reporting HMS Argyll as well as HMS Westminster to be scrapped due to RN personnel shortage. HMS Argyll began refit in the shed at Devonport in August 2022 and was supposed to rejoin the fleet in late 2023.

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Interwar navies often get criticsed for not paying enough attention to the threat of aircraft, but they usually took it very seriously. For example, as designed the KGVs - representing the state-of-the-art Royal Navy system in the late 1930s - had a three-layer system.

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On this day 80 years ago was the Battle of North Cape. A British force lead by the battleship HMS Duke of York engaged and sunk the German battleship Scharnhorst. This was the last time a British battleship engaged an enemy battleship.

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The firepower of the battleship HMS Nelson.

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You may not like it, but this is peak cruiser! - 2 x 6-inch guns - 2 x 3-inch guns - 2 x Sea Cat launchers - 4 x Sea King helicopters - Command and control facilities - Belt armour HMS Tiger, sometime in the 70s. An odd but very interesting ship!

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4 months

A brief thread on the Revenge class battleships, because there seems to be some myths about them. Often seen as a retrograde step after the Queen Elizabeths, this misunderstands their fleet role compared to the Queen Elizabeth class.

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HMS Nelson, from directly ahead. 'Castles of Steel' is a pretty good descriptor...

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One of my favourite photos of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales, late summer/early autumn of 1941. This profile view offers a good opportunity to highlight some features of the class, so, a thread...

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The battleship HMS Vanguard moored in Portsmouth, circa 1957.

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HMS Vanguard, Britain's last battleship. A brief overview. 1/25

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A superb view of the cruiser HMS Argonaut at speed, c. 1942.

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HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales in Portsmouth this afternoon.

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I think this is a superb photo of HMS King George V, in 1941. Quite a distinctive look!

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A colour photo of HMS Vanguard, Britain's last battleship.

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An atmospheric photo of the battle cruiser Hood running sea trials, 1920.

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An atmospheric shot of the battlecruiser HMS Hood on speed trials, 1920. At the time she was the world's largest warship, and her machinery could propel her 44,600 ton displacement at speeds greater than 31 knots.

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Crew of the battleship HMS Nelson mustered for inspection, 1943.

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The battleship HMS Howe at speed with her 10 x 14-inch guns trained to starboard. Some 14-inch fun facts: - This gun was the 14-inch Mk VII, but was the first 14-inch gun exclusively designed for the Royal Navy.

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The British aircraft carrier force of the Second World War. Absolutely nailed the naming.

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Battleship Guns - Is fewer larger guns or more smaller guns better? A question that troubled many a ship designer. A comparison of 14", 15" and 16" guns... 1/30

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HMS Prince of Wales. One of my favourite views of the class.

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The battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth in June 1943, following completion of repairs in the United States.

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A superb photo of the battle cruisers HMS Hood and HMS Renown (nearest the camera) during the 1930s.

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Plan of the battleship HMS Nelson. A very distinctive look...!

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The battleship HMS Malaya entering drydock at Scapa Flow, 1943. This view gives a good view of how the foredeck is cut away to give the 6-inch battery firing angles forward.

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Missed it yesterday, but the 1st January marked the 87th anniversary of the laying down of the battleships HMS King George V and HMS Prince of Wales. The first Royal Navy capital ships to be laid down for just over 14 years, they were a radical shift from preceeding designs.

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A stunning picture of HMS Prince of Wales in Norwegian waters.

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2 years

This is HMS Euryalus. She was a Dido class cruiser. This class is commonly described as 'anti-aircraft cruisers'. They are not. 1/14

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The battleship HMS Nelson. One of her better angles, in my view!

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HMS Dreadnought and HMS Victory

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HMS Revenge during the 1930s. The Revenge class are a very under-appreciated class in my book, usually only seen through the prism of about 1943 when they were clearly obsolete and knackered.

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Dreadnought to Vanguard - the 59 'Big Gun' British Battleships and Battle Cruisers - 1906 to 1946. (Including HMAS Australia, technically not British of course!)

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The battle cruisers Repulse (top) and Renown (bottom). As built they were nearly identical, but by 1939 they looked very different. Repulse had undergone a partial modernisation between 1933 and 1936, whereas Renown had a more thorough reconstruction between 1936 and 1939.

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A very atmospheric shot of HMS Hood, possibly on her sea trials in 1920.

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The Type 22 frigate HMS Beaver. That slightly wild time where missiles were everything, and gun armament limited to a couple of 20mm.

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I frequently see comments along the lines of "The Royal Navy neglected airpower going into WW2". While you can debate the various merits of each carrier force endlessly, for a bit of perspective this (rapidly put together) graphic shows the respective fleets in September 1939.

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A Seaslug launcher on the destroyer HMS Fife. Not a pretty weapon system...!

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The naval balance of power during the Second World War via the lens of battleships. (Excludes training ships, barracks ships, pre-dreadnoughts and the Soviet antiques).

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An enjoyable romp through the Battle of North Cape via @WeHaveWaysPod this morning (albeit a few jarring moments with their unfamiliarity with naval warfare!) But an excellent excuse to post this photo, which is an excellent look at the difference between cruiser and battleship.

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HMS Belfast doing some gunnery.

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The battleship HMS Howe gets a delivery, Cape Town, September 1945.

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The British battle cruiser. Five ships built on the Clyde between 1906 and 1920.

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Just two British aircraft carriers.

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Still one of my favourite photos of the KGVs. The battleship HMS Duke of York, departing Portland harbour post-war for a cruise to the West Indies.

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The superstructure of the battleship HMS King George V, January 1941. There's a lot going in this photo, but what is everything for? And the 'Queen Anne's Mansion' superstructure is a distinctive feature, but what actually is inside it? Well, starting from the top... (1/18)

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Today I found a wild Dutch destroyer - HNLMS Tromp in London.

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Models of the battle cruiser HMS Hood and the German battleship Bismarck.

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Steaming towards the weekend. The battleship HMS Duke of York at speed, November 1941.

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'The Heavyweight Punch' by Geoff Hunt. HMS Victory, HMS Temeraire and HMS Neptune lead the Weather column towards the combined fleet, off Cape Trafalgar, 21st October 1805

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The battleship HMS Royal Oak.

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KGVs - Survivability Beyond Armour. Clearly, battleships are known for their extensive heavy armour. But there's a lot more that goes into ensuring that they can remain combat capable if damaged. I thought it would be interesting to highlight a few aspects. (1/23)

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HMS Anson recovering a Supermarine Walrus aircraft.

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An aerial view of HMS King George V in the Pacific, 1945.

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HMS Argyll and HMS Campbeltown alongside in Portsmouth. A nice comparison between the Type 22 and Type 23 frigates.

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3 of the 4 surviving battleships of the King George V class - HMS Duke of York, HMS Anson and HMS Howe at Portland Harbour, c. 1946. Duke of York is the foreground ship, departing the harbour.

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Must say, the new renders of the Canadian Type 26 variant (now named as the 'River class destroyers') suggest they will be very fine looking ships.

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HMAS Australia at Adelaide, February 1946.

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The King George V class battleship had a main armament of 10 x 14" (356mm) guns. This is perhaps their most controversial feature. Afterall, their European contemporaries used 15" guns, the Americans used 16" guns, and the Japanese built ships with whopping 18.1" guns. (1/25)

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The battleship HMS Anson in heavy seas on her trials.

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There was a phase of naval history where this was peak battleship engineering, and to be honest, I'm still not sure what to make of it. The ironclad HMS Howe, laid down in 1882.

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2 years

Tomorrow marks the 106th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland. I have my handy chart ready...

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The development of British aircraft carriers. My favourite is Illustrious - a very 'neat' design!

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A very atmospheric image of the battleship HMS Nelson, 12 January 1934. She is, unfortunately, aground at the time, but let's not worry about such minor details. Photo from

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'X' and 'Y' Mark II twin 15-inch/42 turrets on the battle cruiser HMS Hood during her construction. The Mark II turret was unique to her and included several improvements, including 30 degrees elevation, thicker armour and improved flash tightness.

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Naval air defence.

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The then Princess Elizabeth on the battleship HMS King George V, 1944.

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The Italian fast battleship Vittorio Veneto. One of my favourite images of the class.

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The slightly odd looking sight of a battleship with all her guns at maximum elevation. HMS King George V, c. 1940-41.

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The heavy cruisers HMS Suffolk, Berwick and Cumberland on the China Station in the 1930s.

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The Queen Elizabeth class battleships did look very 'right' in their (nearly) original configuration.

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10 months

A slightly older set of images from shipbucket, but a nice size comparison of Type 23 / 31 / 25 / 45.

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A collection of photos showing HMS Howe in New Zealand, early 1945.

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HMS Duke of York at Rosyth, as seen from the top of a crane.

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This is the poetically named "Crane Ship No. 1" She used to be the battleship USS Kearsage BB-5.

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The battle cruiser HMS Hood.

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The Dido class light cruiser HMS Euryalus at Malata, sometime around 1950.

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It was recently re-posted on reddit, so I am going to take the opportunity to shamelessly reshare this photo of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales running sea trials in early 1941, as it is one of my favourites.

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Big fan of HMS Clematis - a corvette with a single 4" gun - charging a German heavy cruiser while signalling the Admiralty "AM ENGAGING UNKNOWN ENEMY BATTLESHIP".

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Matthew Warwick

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Battleships and belt armour - internal vs external. The British KGVs are renowned for their "slab" belts. Mounted externally, they are a distinctive feature. The previous class of British battleship, the Nelsons, had an internal, inclined armour belt. So why the change? 1/16

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The 9 x 16-inch guns of the battleship HMS Rodney. The heaviest broadside ever mounted in a British capital ship, and the only one mounted in triple turrets. Each gun could fire a 2,048 lb shell about 18.8 nautical miles.

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The 93 British and Commonwealth cruisers that served during the Second World War. Black silhouettes indicate ship lost in action, which includes: 5/15 'heavy' cruisers with 8in guns 5/12 small 6in cruisers 6/23 large 6in cruisers 5/16 new fleet cruisers 10/27 'legacy cruisers

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The battleship HMS Duke of York from ahead.

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King George V class battleships - Secondary Armament The story of the 5.25-inch gun. (Usually known as the wannabe US 5"/38) (1/29)

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8 x 40mm barrels, each firing up to 115 rounds per minute. On mount supply was at least 1 min 13 seconds continuous firing per barrel. There was a limited ability to reload while firing as well. What’s not to like!?

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So with the cost of missiles being used in the Red Sea, how long till we see the "Pom Pom" return 😂

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Throwback to 2019 with HMS Westminster (top) and HMS Sutherland (bottom) demonstrating the differences between Sea Ceptor (Westminster) and Sea Wolf (Sutherland) fits.

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HMS Anson fires a salvo from her forward quad 14-inch, probably in mid 1942.

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1 year

The Queen Elizabeth class battleships. An incredible class of warship, with the 5 vessels delivering a combined 156 years of service and 39 battle honours over two world wars. They are also very over-hyped, with their flaws overlooked, but that's alright.

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A colour photo of the British light cruiser HMS Dido alongside in Copenhagen, 9 May 1945 - the day after VE Day. There is a destroyer outboard of her.

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Model of HMS Prince of Wales from right ahead, by Chris Flodberg. Seriously impressive.

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HMS Duke of York, February 1942. Still one of my favourite photos of the class.

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A short thread on the evolution of British battleship armour. Detail is in the images! (1/10)

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Small arms for a King George V-class battleship: 586 x 0.303 rifles 3 x 0.303 rifles strengthened for firing grenades 16 x 0.22 Rifles 3 x Anti-Tank rifles 108 x Revolvers 20 x Swords 12 x Bren Guns 2 x 0.303 Vickers MGs 8 x .0303 Lewis MGs Oh, and a 3.7" Howitzer

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Matthew Warwick

3 years

A Town class cruiser (1937) carried the following small arms for a complement of 754. 3 x Lewis Machine Guns 2 x Vickers Machine Guns 294 x 0.303 Rifles 16 x 0.22 Rifles 76 x Revolvers 20 x Swords Just in case a landing party or two is required.

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