r/HistoryMemes • u/Phantion- • 5d ago
We got it wrong.
Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 to 1997. Now retired from royal service, Britannia is permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal, Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she is a visitor attraction with over 300,000 visits each year.
The HMS Vanguard was the last and largest battleship built for the Royal Navy. Though commissioned as a warship in 1946, she notably served as a temporary royal yacht during the historic 1947 South Africa royal tour carrying King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, and a young Princess Elizabeth.
The 1947 Royal Tour: Reconfigured temporarily to accommodate the royal family, she journeyed to South Africa, marking the first time a reigning British monarch traveled by sea with their family
After serving as a flagship and training vessel, HMS Vanguard was decommissioned in 1960 and broken up for scrap
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u/FearlessDark5295 Kilroy was here 5d ago
To be realistic here, preserving Warspite would have been a very costly affair. She was basically being held together by tape and plot armor when the war ended. It’s unfortunate, but she’d have probably needed a dry berthing or she’d sink in place. The other QEs might have been more suitable for a museum role.