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Dates: 1916 - 1948 QUEEN ELIZABETH-Class battleship ordered from Fairfield, Govan Glasgow after approval of design in June 1912. The ship was laid down on 31st January 1913 and launched on 4th November 19l4. She was the sixth RN warship to bear this name which was introduced in 1759 for a 3rd Rate It was last used for an Armoured Ship in 1863 hulked in 1897 for use as an oil terminal at Devonport until sold in 1956. Build was completed in February 1915 at a cost of ?2,357,037. One source gives a date in 1916 for sea trials, which is difficult, to believe and perhaps should be 1915. She then joined the Grand Fleet and was present at the Battle of Jutland. After WW1 she remained in commission apart from her refits until 1937 when she was taken in hand for reconstruction by HM Dockyard, Devonport. For details of original design and of the modernisation see BRITISH BATTLESHIPS by A.Raven and J Roberts. This ship is not included in the record of adoptions by a civil community following a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign during 1941-42. This may have been because she was under repair as shown in the Chronology. Badge: On a Field Blue a fighting cock with steel spurs all proper.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Valiant
" Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham won the Battle of Cape Matapan, off the southwest coast of Greece’s Peloponnesian peninsula. Departing on March 26, 1941, with the bulk of the Regia Marina’s remaining strength, Adm. Angelo Iachino planned to conduct a sweep of the waters off Crete. Incorrectly ..."
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"HMS Lowerstoft 79 81
HMS Hermes 81 83
HMS Valiant 84 91
HMS Spartan 94 2001
HMS Supern 2004 2007"
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"my dad was peter aruther taylor he was from suffolk he served on hms valiant if amy one can remember him i would love to hear from you many thanks."
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"anyone remember norman austin and reginald austin, they were on hms valiant in malta after the italian fleet surrendered, can anyone help me please to find out more about my dad norman and my uncle reginald, many thanks marina. "
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"Looking for :Buster Brown and his wife who I helped move to Barrow-in-Furness back in the earley 60,s.My wife and I took over their flat in Portsmouth,I joined subs,and he went to pickup I think HMS Valiant.His wif,s name I think was Jane and i think they originally came from Cullercoats area.Would love to get back intouch with them after all this time"
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111 people in our World War 2 records 
4 people in our World War 1 records
2 people in our Napoleonic Wars records
88 people in our Pre Napoleonic records
218 people in our Forces Reunited records
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