The National Interest

Warspite: How a British Nuclear Submarine Smashed Into a Russian Missile Sub

Warspite found a Soviet submarine and began to track her, quickly identifying the boat as an Echo II nuclear cruise missile submarine (SSGN). The Project 675 submarine boat displaced 5900 tons ...
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HMS Warspite: The Battleship That Fired First on D-Day

Key Point: The shells of Warspite and other Allied naval guns followed the torpedo boats back through the smoke. One of Warspite’s scored a hit and instantly sank a trawler. To HMS Warspite went the ...
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Warspite’s 15-mile hit on an Italian battleship became one of WW2’s greatest shots

HMS Warspite entered World War II as a rebuilt veteran of Jutland, but in the Mediterranean she proved she was still one of the most dangerous battleships afloat. At the Battle of Calabria, she landed ...
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HMS Warspite hit an Italian battleship from 13 miles away

At the Battle of Calabria in July 1940, Admiral Andrew Cunningham led the British Mediterranean Fleet into a dangerous clash with a larger Italian force. HMS Warspite faced the Italian battleship ...
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Warspite Aground at Prussia Cove

Prussia Cove was for the most part unheard of, until in 1947 the famous battleship HMS Warspite broke her tow whilst on the way to the ship breakers, and went aground on the hazardous rocks. A piece ...