On this day in 1960 HMS Vanguard the last battleship constructed for the Royal Navy ran aground in Portsmouth Harbour as she left for the breakers yard. Disaster was averted at the last minute to steer the battleship away from the crowds watching her leave in Old Portsmouth.
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