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Jantra wrote:Mr Blue Sky wrote:RC the point about Welsh Steam Coal was that it made your battleships go faster with virtually no smoke emitted, preventing detection. You could be on the enemy, blast them and away. It was a crucial advantage.
I'm no commie but this is an excellent piece from the Morning Star highlighting its value during WW1
https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-7 ... ZRpwdHTWhA
What were the naval engagements the Royal Navy faced during this period? (1850-1901 not Jutland)
Jellicoes 'invisible' grand fleet steaming into jutland
In 1864 the bombardment of Kagoshima forced Japan to accept foreign traders. During the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) the British sent a fleet of battleships under Geoffrey Phipps Hornby to intimidate Russia from entering Constantinople. Over the next thirty years, only a bombardment of Alexandria in 1882 brought the fleet into action, carried out to ensure control of the Suez Canal.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History ... Royal_Navy
Anyway this is beside the point. The debate over renewing Trident shows the value of a deterrent - which was what the RN was. You've heard of "gunboat diplomacy", no doubt.