British battleship Valiant

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The British battleship Valiant was a Queen Elizabeth-class Royal Navy warship that saw extensive service in both World Wars, notably in major Mediterranean engagements against the Italian fleet.

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instanceOf Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
Royal Navy warship
armament 8 × 15-inch (381 mm) main guns in four twin turrets
anti-aircraft guns
secondary 6-inch guns
torpedo tubes
armor armored decks
armored turrets and barbettes
belt armor up to about 13 inches
beam about 90 feet
builder Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
builtAt Govan
class Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
surface form: Queen Elizabeth class
commissionedDate 1916-02-19
conflict World War I
World War II
country United Kingdom
damagedAt Alexandria
damageDate 1941-12-19
damagedBy Italian human torpedoes
decommissionedDate post-World War II, late 1940s
displacement approximately 27,500 tons standard
over 33,000 tons deep load after reconstruction
fate sold for scrap
fleetAssignment 5th Battle Squadron
laidDownDate 1913-01-31
launchedDate 1914-11-04
length about 643 feet overall
maximumSpeed about 24 knots as built
modernizedWith enhanced deck armor
improved machinery
strengthened anti-aircraft armament
upgraded fire-control systems
namedAfter valour
operator Royal Navy
participatedIn Alexandria harbor attack (Italian frogman raid, 1941)
Battle of Cape Matapan
Battle of Jutland
Malta relief convoy of August 1942
surface form: Malta convoy operations

Mediterranean Fleet operations in World War II
Operation Hats
pennantNumber 02
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
reconstructionPeriod late 1920s to early 1930s
scrappedDate 1950
serviceBranchDuringWorldWarI Grand Fleet
shipType battleship
tookPartIn Indian Ocean operations in World War II
shore bombardments in support of Allied operations
underwent major interwar reconstruction

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Battle of Cape Matapan AlliedShip British battleship Valiant