Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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A lone Vanguard would not trigger a major foreign response

A lone Vanguard would attract little alarm from Allied navies, although a class of sister ships could change their response.

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Question

How would other naval powers respond to HMS Vanguard?

Short answer

A single Allied battleship would cause little alarm; the response could change if Vanguard had sisters.

Notes

Foreign reactions depend on whether Vanguard is a single ship or the first of several sisters. The United States already had the Iowa class, and France had Richelieu. The comparison also considers Italy's restricted postwar battleship position and the Soviet acquisition of Giulio Cesare. A lone British battleship would cause little concern while Britain remained an ally.