Bio: HMS Goldenrod

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Ship Name: USS Kentucky(Formerly)

HMS Goldenrod(Currently)

Motto: "We'll soften them up!"

Former Ship Class: Iowa-Class Battleship (Uncompleted)

Current Ship Class: Modified Vanguard Sub-Class Battleship(As labeled by the British Navy after 1959

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Current Ship Class: Modified Vanguard Sub-Class Battleship(As labeled by the British Navy after 1959.)

Formerly a Iowa-Class Hull that was uncompleted and was purchased by the Royal Navy. After a 2 year rebuild and rebranded as a Sub-Class variant of the Vanguard-Class. Kentucky was then renamed and christened HMS Goldenrod, paying homage to his former ship names' state flower on March 8th. 1960

Armament
9 x BL 16-inch/45 Mark 1 Guns in 3 x triple turrets.

(Note: Some of these guns were leftover from Rodney and Nelson or were in storage at the time

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(Note: Some of these guns were leftover from Rodney and Nelson or were in storage at the time.)

Homeport: Devonport, Scotland.

6 x Bethlehem Steel Works 18-inch (457mm)/47Calibur Mk2 Prototype Guns in 3 turrets.(Retrofit)

8 x 2 QF 6-inch Mark 8 guns in 4 twin turrets

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8 x 2 QF 6-inch Mark 8 guns in 4 twin turrets. (All removed after 1973 refit.)

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