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Personal logo foxbat Supporting Member of TMP30 Nov 2024 4:27 a.m. PST

Beatty's squadron as it was at Jutland. 2 of the ships (Indefatigable and Queen Mary) were sunk during the battle.

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The Splendid Cats, starting with Beatty's flagship, Lion, that narrowly escaped a turret hit explosion

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Her sister ship, Queen Mary, that had no such luck

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The last of the trio, Princess Royal, that escaped with the least damage

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The Indefatigable class, minus Australia that was under repair after a collision

Indefatigable, that was the first battlecruiser to blow up from a hit by Von der Tann

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her sister ship HMS New Zealand, which escaped any damage in the battle. Rumor has it that it was due to her commander wearing a Maori attire that was given to him by a NZ chieftain to give good luck to the ship. Seems it worked!

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And lastly, HMS Tiger, the RN's most modern battlecruiser, but also the one with the poorest gunnery and least well trained crew

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A last shot of the last three classes of RN battlecruisers, showing a deceiving external similarity with their more successful Hochseeflotte counterparts

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Frederick Supporting Member of TMP30 Nov 2024 7:16 a.m. PST

Great work! Thanks for sharing

Lascaris30 Nov 2024 7:24 a.m. PST

Very nice, I like how you put the labels under the bases. Very clean look.

Nine pound round30 Nov 2024 3:26 p.m. PST

There is a story that Queen Mary was being shown around "Lion," and her guide said of the ship, "we calls ‘em the Splendid Cats, ma'am."

"And what are their names?" She asked.

"Lion, Princess Royal, and Queen Mary, ma'am," replied the guide. Presumably because one was named for her and the other for her daughter, she said, "oh, I can't say I like the sound of that."

Shagnasty Supporting Member of TMP30 Nov 2024 4:46 p.m. PST

Very nice work!

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