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Night action off Cape Matapan, Greece, 28 March 1941 (Norman Wilkinson 1942)

HMS Warspite, HMS Valiant & HMS Barham in action in the Mediterranean

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October 21, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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HMS Warspite in 1916 at Scapa Flow 😍
October 7, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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16 September 1943. Royal Navy battleship HMS Warspite was severely damaged off the Salerno landing beaches by Fritz-X radio guided glide bombs dropped by Dornier Do217 of Kampfgeschwader 100. Warspite was towed to Valetta Grand Harbour Malta for repairs on 19 September.
September 16, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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HMS Warspite in Prussia Cove
September 9, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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"No-one was really upset" had me chuckling into my coffee.
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HMS Warspite shelling Axis positions near Catania in Sicily with her 15-inch guns - 17 July 1943

Warspite had to be in position by 18:30 hrs to start firing and conclude by 19:00 hrs. The 30 year old ship made the remarkable speed of 22.5 knots but alas🧵
July 29, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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HMS Warspite in the port of La Valletta, Malta, September 1943.

Grand Old Lady is sitting so low in the water after being hit by a FX 1400 "Fritz X" guided bomb

The ship reached Malta thanks to tugboats

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August 5, 2026 at 7:16 AM
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HMS Warspite doing what she does best - bombarding enemy positions at Catania, Sicily as seen from Warspite's bridge, July 1943
July 22, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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Halifaxers bombers towing Hamilcar gliders carrying 6th Airborne Division reinforcements to Normandy pass over HMS Warspite and HMS Ramilies,off Le Havre, 6 June 1944.
July 22, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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HMS Warspite refloated in Prussia Cove, Cornwall, 29 July 1950
July 15, 2026 at 6:21 AM
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My sisters at sea, HMS Valiant, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Barham
July 15, 2026 at 6:18 AM
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HMS Warspite stranded on the rocks at Prussia Cove

Stranded after a severe storm the crew was rescued
July 8, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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HMS Warspite 1947 Prussia Cove
July 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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HMS Warspite, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Malaya laid up at Spithead in April 1947
July 8, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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HMS Warspite topping off HMAS Nestor

The unfortunate HMS Nestor would have a short life- commissioned Feb 1941, sunk by air attack off Crete in June 1942
July 1, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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HMS Warspite possibly at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington repairing battle damage in 1941

Last 1 of the day, maybe
June 24, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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Getting carried away - something to take your mind of the scorching rather unnatural weather

The Grand Old Lady, HMS Warspite photographed after her modernization in 1934-1937 and prior to WW2.
June 24, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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More I hear you say (maybe)

D-Day Naval Bombardment

HMS Ramillies, HMS Warspite and Monitor HMS Roberts bombard the beaches
June 24, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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Watercolour of HMS Warspite bombarding German troops and armour on D-Day. Illustration by Dennis Andrews
June 24, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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HMS Hood, HMS Iron Duke, HMS Resolution, HMS Revenge and HMS Ramillies preparing for the Royal Jubilee Naval Review c.1935
June 17, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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HMS Barham, HMS Malaya and HMS Argus

Mediterranean around 1929

Photo taken from HMS Rodney
June 10, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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HMS Ark Royal, HMS Malaya (sister to HMS Warspite) and HMS Renown en Gibraltar in 1940.
June 3, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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Sister ship

Summer 1916. Flagship of the Royal Navy's 5th Battle Squadron, battleship HMS Barham, departing Scapa Flow for combat training in the North Sea.

Photo taken by Francis Curzon on board sister ship Queen Elizabeth.

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June 3, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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HMS Warspite and her 9 destroyers played a decisive role in the 2nd Battle of Narvik on April 13, 1940, leading a Royal Navy task force into Ofotfjord.

They engaged the German destroyers - all 8 were either sunk or forced to scuttle
May 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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The old girl at Valetta, Malta
March 18, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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Profile of the 5 Revenge-class Battleships in 1916, that followed the 5 Queen Elizabeth class incl HMS Warspite
March 11, 2026 at 10:37 AM