Dutch magazine Onze Vloot dated October 1935, p. 136,drawing of E.Th. Poppe
Queen Elizabeth-class
An item reported that British prisoners of war confirmed that the British battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth was such heavy damaged during the Italian attack on the harbour of Alexandria, Egypt that she was to be decommissioned.(1)
Note
1. Consisted of the Queen Elizabeth, Malaya, Warspite, Valiant, Barham, Malaya and the in 1914 cancelled Agincourt. Preceded by the Iron Duke-class and succeeded by the Revenge-class. Pennant 00. Laid down at the HM Dockyard Portsmouth, England on 21 October 1912, launched on 16 October 1913, completed in January 1914, commissioned on 22 December 1914, rebuilt in 1926-1927 and 1937-1941, reserve since August 1945, stricken on 7 July 1948, sold to Arnott Young and broken up at Dalmuir in July 1948.
