While I was researching the South American battleships I found one that peeked my interest. The HMS Vanguard was the ship that I found. It is called the last Battleship. She was commissioned in 1940 and served the United Kingdom until 1960. The ship was constructed too late to see service in WWII. She was the biggest and fastest battleship that the Royal Navy had in it's service. the Vanguard served mostly as a royal yacht for the British royal family. The ship was also in films, one was Sink the Bismarck! in 1960. The ship played the roles of Bismarck, Hood and the King George V. Out of all of battleships from that era the Vanguard had one of shortest careers in naval history. I found a few pictures online of the HMS Vanguard.
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