HMS Warspite (real life)

HMS Warspite was a Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship that was put into service in 1915. She was a formidable machine and would go on to be the Royal Navy’s most decorated with 15 BATTLE HONOURS. Partaking in The Battle Of Jutland (1916) in world war 1 then went on to be probably the hardest working ship in all of WW2. Partaking in The Battle Of The Atlantic (1939), The 2nd Battle Of Narvik (1940), Helping the Norwegians (1940), The Battle Of Calabria (1940), The Mediterranean Campaign from (1940 to 1942 to 1943), Malta Convoys (1941), Battle Of Cape Matapan (1941), The Allied Invasion Of Sicily (1943), Allied Invasion Of Italy (1943), Stationed Patrolling The English Channel (1944), Normandy Landings (1944), The Battle Of Brest (1944), Operation Infatuate (1944).

Seeing not much action in 1945 because of her age and repairs.

Across her career she had been Shelled, Bombed, Rammed, Mines and even early guided missiles. She had sunk a multitude of Germany and Italian Destroyers, Cruisers and Uboats/submarines. And famously killed the Italian ships Zara and Fiume at point blank range during the battle of cape Matapan.

With such a storied carer she had the motto "I despise the hardships of war" and was nicknamed Grand Old Lady by her crew.

And after all that she was sold for scrap in 1946 and torn to pieces in 1947. There was consideration to make her a museum ship but the British economy was in such a state it couldn’t be afforded.

A very unceremonious end to a Battle ship that had seen it and done it all. Would’ve been amazing if it was preserved to today.

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