Can anyone ID this ship?
https://i.imgur.com/t8Mm7Z2.jpg
I saw a postcard of her in HMS Belfast's gift shop when I visited, but I have no idea what she is.
Can anyone put a name or class to her?
Posted Jul 26, 2019, 5:28 PM UTC
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Closest I can find is HMS Anson (79) a King George V class battleship. Slight inconistancies but probably poster changed to look more formidable being a propaganda poster.
Would imagine the No.2 turret being a four gun turret was to make the ship seem better armed than it was. If this in fact was a ww2 poster, then not just to look more formidable to anyone, but any enemy intelligence would believe the ship may have had a refit or be a new class of ship that they havent come across yet.
(Edit: added second paragraph)
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In all likelihood it's loosely based on the initial design specification for the King George V-class Battleships which were initially planned to have an AB-Y layout of 3x4 14" turrets rather than the 4-2-4 that they actually received. The original artist was named Frank Henry Mason if you want to look him up.
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Either complete fantasy or an early design for the KGV class with 3 quad guns.
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I think it's French because it has quad barrel turrets
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Flying a British flag
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I'm not aware of any British ships using quad turrets. You know of any?
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KGV
But the b turret would be a double not quad. It's a fictional ship.
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Yes it's literally in-game.
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Thanks for the insight
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Some daydream ship. The brits never had 2x four gun, superfiring turrets on any ship.