The Longest Battleship-on-Battleship Hit | July 1940 May 10, 2021 Usaadmin Naval History, Royal Navy </p> <h2>HMS Warspite, take on two Italian Battleships</h2> <p> In July 1940, the British Mediterranean Fleet, of the Royal Navy, set off from Egypt to escort a convoy of ships sailing from Malta; however, within a day, this task had changed, with the Fleet’s C-in-C, Admiral Andrew Cunningham, ordering the convoys to be delayed whilst he turned his Northwards to intercept an Italian Fleet. What followed was a large-scale Naval engagement that would see the British Battleship, HMS Warspite, take on two Italian Battleships that led to her achieving the longest Battleship-on-Battleship hit in Military History.<br /> <br /> Credit to : Liveth For Evermore</p> <p>
