Special 1: HMS Warspite
History of the Second World War
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The Battle of Messina
HMS Warspite was the only British ship with the range to engage the Italian battleships. Over the next half hour, warspite would fire 17 salvos and would register precisely one hit. The result of the battle was kind of disappointing for the Royal Navy but it just once again was a great example of the challenges faced by surface ships when they were engaging each other during the Second World War.
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