Would I be wrong to say that the UK's World War I fleet was somewhat more durable than the capital ships that were built in the 1930s and 40s?
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Possibly. Anything built pre Warspite and the Queen Elizabeth class were quickly outclassed - however the naval treaties between wars also helped to kill off a lot The Queen Elizabeth class commisioned Dec 1914 and the follow up 5 R class all saw out WW1 and WW2 The main issue was most...
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Most ships pre 1918 were coal powered The Warspite and QE class were the first oil fired battleships. The costs so freaked out the admiralty that the next 5 Revenge class went back in 1917 to coal. They then realised they could not turn back the clock. Meant most pre 1918 ships had no future
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I love that name. "Revenge" class. You guys always have tougher sounding class names than we do. I guess because we typically use states or presidents.
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Yes - Brits love to name stuff - no designations only - or any if we can help it
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