THE first images of the sunken warship HMS Vanguard have been released by divers given special permission by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to visit the wreck in Scapa Flow. 00:00, Thu, Jan 19 ...

What You Need to Know: HMS Vanguard, Britain’s last battleship, was laid down in 1941 amid shifting naval tactics favoring aircraft carriers over traditional battleships. Despite being completed ...

With a length of 814 feet and a draft of 36 feet, the HMS Vanguard was one of the longest battleships. The warship weighed over 45 tons with light loads and 52 tons fully equipped.

The first images of the sunken warship HMS Vanguard have been released by divers given special permission by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to visit the wreck in Scapa Flow. It will be 100 years on ...