HMS Inflexible, a Invincible BattleCruiser class, Construction Photos

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Invincible Class Battle Cruiser HMS Inflexible pictured in various stages of fitting out at John Brown & Company,Engineering & Shipbuilding Yards,Clydeside in 1907/08.

 

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The Brits were petty good at picking imperious and dramatic names for their big ships. I remember the pissoir in the Officers mess in Ismailia Egypt, a former RAF installation. The trade name on the big urinal was Twyfords "Adamant". Funny how things stick with you after many years.

 

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Love the well done photos of the old girl. Ah, the days of Empire fer sure.
Definitely needs a proper tune to go with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoHgSLp19YE

 

[Lee Enfield]

The Brits were petty good at picking imperious and dramatic names for their big ships. I remember the pissoir in the Officers mess in Ismailia Egypt, a former RAF installation. The trade name on the big urinal was Twyfords "Adamant". Funny how things stick with you after many years.

In the age of sail, the Royal Navy was known for "buying in" captured foreign warships and retaining their original names. In keeping with RN tradition of re using names, several late 18th century French names were utilized on early 20th century ships.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Temeraire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Superb

 

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We can see here the stern torpedo tube, something that was soon removed from such ships.

 

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We can see here the stern torpedo tube, something that was soon removed from such ships.

 

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HMS Rodney torpedoed the Bismarck, the last time one battleship torpedoed another.

 

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We can see here the stern torpedo tube, something that was soon removed from such ships.

Keeping in mind that deck mounted torpedo tubes persist to this day among large surface combatants, primarily for anti-submarine work.

There have also been modern examples of stern torpedo tubes for the dual role (anti-sub and anti-surface), such as the Royal Saudi Navy's Al Riyadh class frigates with their 21 inch stern tubes for the French F17 heavyweight torpedo.