ROYAL NAVY REVENGE CLASS BATTLESHIP HMS RESOLUTION for Sale

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ROYAL NAVY REVENGE CLASS BATTLESHIP HMS RESOLUTION For Sale

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ROYAL NAVY REVENGE CLASS BATTLESHIP HMS RESOLUTION:
$2.57

HMS RESOLUTION

HMSResolutionwas one of five Revenge class battleships. Built on Tyneside and completed after the Battle of Jutlandin 1916, she commissioned on 30th December of that year. The future First Sea Lord, John Cunninghamserved aboard her as Flag Captain to Admiral Sir William Fisher, the commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Fleet. From 1916 to 1919, she served in the 1st Battle Squadronof the Grand Fleet. Between the wars, she served in the Atlantic Fleet and Mediterranean Fleet.

On the outbreak of WWII,Resolutionwas part of the Home Fleet, and carried out convoy escort duties in the Atlantic. Whilst took part in the Narvikcampaign in May 1940.In June, 1940 she joined Force Hat Gibraltar, and took part in the destruction of the French Fleet at Mers-el-Kebiron 3 July 1940.

In September 1940,Resolutionjoined \'Force M\' at Freetown, shelling French warships at the Battle of Dakaron 24 September 1940. The next day, she was torpedoed by a French submarineand badly damaged.

Following repairs in the United States,Resolutiondeparted in February 1942 for Colombo, and served in the Indian Oceanduring 1942 and 1943.

She returned to Great Britain in September 1943 and became a stokers\' training ship in 1944 as part of the establishment HMS Imperieuse.

HMSResolutionwas sold for scrap on 5 May 1948 and broken up at Faslane.

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