“During the voyage Midshipman Corbett had been tasked with calculating the miles steamed by Warspite since the beginning of the war. After arriving at Greenock he recorded the following figures in his journal: 1939 (from declaration of war in September)… — Iain Ballantyne Copy Share Image
“alienated Essex from the Queen’s favours. Meanwhile Raleigh revived his place at Court and was again one of the Queen’s closest advisors. Embittered, Essex… — Iain Ballantyne Copy Share Image
“The origins of the name Warspite are not clear but the most popular theory is that it was a compound creation – ‘War’s spite’… — Iain Ballantyne Copy Share Image
“Hatred of the Spanish overwhelmed any qualms Raleigh might have felt about begging his bitter rival for help. Calling up he asked for the… — Iain Ballantyne Copy Share Image
“here it was in black and white from the First Lord of the Admiralty... again! King George V had already asked his Private Secretary… — Iain Ballantyne Copy Share Image
“During the voyage Midshipman Corbett had been tasked with calculating the miles steamed by Warspite since the beginning of the war. After arriving at… — Iain Ballantyne Copy Share Image
“Somehow her engineers managed to squeeze twenty-two-and-a-half knots out of the Warspite, which was pretty remarkable for a thirty-year-old ship. However, just when she… — Iain Ballantyne Copy Share Image
“Misfortune struck again when Warspite managed to ram HMS Valiant amidships on returning from some night shooting. Warspite’s bows were stoved in again while… — Iain Ballantyne Copy Share Image
