A veteran of two world wars H.M.S. Warspite, which has been on the rocks off the coast of Cornwall for some months, is at present being stripped in preparation for her final voyage to a more sheltered spot where she will be broken up. The task of dismantling her is estimated to take five years.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26614, 10 November 1947, Page 5
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55A veteran of two world wars H.M.S. Warspite, which has been on the rocks off the coast of Cornwall for some months, is at present being stripped in preparation for her final voyage to a more sheltered spot where she will be broken up. The task of dismantling her is estimated to take five years. Otago Daily Times, Issue 26614, 10 November 1947, Page 5
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