The name Warspite carries an account of firing without anyone acknowledging the order and the story of circling in front of the High Seas Fleet. The first firing episode is not identified precisely enough here to assign it to a particular ship or battle. Those stories become the basis of an exaggerated joke about an SSBN and Skynet communications. The concern is expressed as naval-name humour, without suggesting evidence of an actual submarine-control defect.
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Warspite's unruly reputation meets the nuclear deterrent
Stories about Warspite's unexpected actions prompt a joke about using the name for a ballistic-missile submarine.