HMS Vanguard runs aground in Portsmouth Harbour | Nostalgia
On August 4, 1960, HMS Vanguard was leaving Portsmouth Harbour for the breaker’s yard at Faslane when she slewed across the harbour and ran aground near the Still & West.
She was pulled off by five tugs and hour later.
Vanguard, the final battleship built by Britain, was in commission for less than 15 years.
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