Special 1: HMS Warspite
History of the Second World War
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The History of the War-Spite
The first refit of the war-spite began in 1924. The most important change during this time was the addition of the torpedo bulges, which would give the ship its well-known hull shape. It also had the side benefit of fixing the displacement issues that the ship had been saddled with due to its greater weight than originally designed. This mutiny was caused by the fact that the Royal Navy wanted to cut the pay of sailors.
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