What You Need to Know: HMS Vanguard ... to fight a war that was no longer being fought, unable to fully live up to her expectations in the post-WWII era, the Vanguard’s existence was sad.

The wreckage of HMS Vanguard is protected as a war grave. But the items in Stromness Museum were taken at a time when licensed salvage from the vessels was legal. A total of 843 men and boys were ...