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Why didn't the British keep HMS Renown Going post war? She was literally the best ship in their fleet to keep going, The most modern Battleship/Battlecruiser in the fleet by 1945, and even outclassed Vanguard in some cases.

freight_commodity_indices UTC: 2026-02-25 02:13:17

I really don't get why Renown didn't atleast stick around as a backup ship for Vanguard, She had Fresh Engines and boilers, fresh guns, a modern AA and secondary armament that was found to be MORE potent than even that of the Iowas. The only DOWN side to Renown was the fact th...

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