Where to research HMS Royal Sovereign's Soviet service

Where can someone research HMS Royal Sovereign's condition after Soviet service?

The UK National Archives holds Royal Navy reports, including material surrounding Soviet efforts to avoid returning the ship by offering to scrap her.

The United Kingdom's National Archives holds multiple Royal Navy reports on the battleship, providing a documentary route beyond short secondary accounts. Soviet authorities repeatedly proposed scrapping the ship rather than returning her, while the Royal Navy continued to request her return. These records offer a concise route into primary-source research on a transferred warship's post-service condition and diplomatic handling.