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Paul, I'm sure lessons were learned at Jutland, but don't forget that the post war world of 1919 was very different from 1914 or 1939. War with Germany was not again envisaged until 1938, and at that time the German fleet was not seen as significant. For the British don't forget that the biggest en...

People here might be interested in my Royal Navy 1789-1914 groups. They have many hundreds of illustrations, hundreds of links to RN related sites and lots of files etc and almost 1,500 members worldwide. Ted http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RoyalNavy_from_1789/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RoyalNavy_...

Board members might find this ship interesting: HMVS Cerberus was built in Britain in 1868 as Flagship of the Victorian Colonial Navy in Australia. She was only the second Warship to pass through the Suez Canal. She is the worlds last surviving Ironclad Breastwork monitor and was the genesis of the ...

HMS Victory
HMS Warrior
HMS Invincible
HMS Iron Duke
HMS Conqueror
HMS Dreadnought
HMS Thunderer
HMS Deverstation
HMS Daring
HMS Warspite
HMS Repulse
HMS Renown
HMS Nelson
HMS Revenge
HMS Resolution
HMS Majestic
HMS Courageous
HMS Glorious
HMS Illustrious
HMS Victorious
I could go on....
Ted

Japanese 18.1 inch gun penetration against British Naval Armour: http://www.navweaps.com/index_nathan/Penetration_Japan.htm British 14 inch gun penetration against Japanese Naval Armour (Scroll down) http://www.navweaps.com/index_nathan/Penetration_Britain.htm Armor Type Abbreviations Br = British C...

"Which was why Tovey sent Lancelot Holland with two capital ships + two cruisers to ambush Bismarck at Denmark Straits... and the reason why Holland charged like a bull against Bismarck only to get his flagship blown sky high and the BB damaged with it´s bridge destroyed." Actually the rea...