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Old 7th Jul 2006, 08:39
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Originally Posted by treadigraph
There is a pub right on the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour in Old Portsmouth (the Still and West) which has a magnificent picture of HMS Vanguard jammed across the entrance right by the pub after it broke free form the tugs taking it for scrapping - circa 1960? I believe there's a copy on the web but I haven't managed to track it down. I think I'd break free too if I was being dragged off to the scrappers.
These the ones?


Details can be found at http://www.hms-vanguard.co.uk/

It appears mic just beat me to it. However will leave the post with pictures.
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