Comments by "doveton sturdee" (@dovetonsturdee7033) on "HMS Colossus - Guide 186" video.

  1. Yes, of course. Never mind the fact that Colossus was more than two knots faster, could bring ten, as opposed to eight, 12 inch guns to bear on a target, and had 3 inch horizontal armour, as opposed to Michigan's 1 and a half inches. You might also mention director fire control for the main guns, which Colossus had from the outset, but Michigan didn't receive until December, 1914. Clearly, not much of a contest.
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  2.  @stevepi1  Ultimately, the battlecruisers were part of the Grand Fleet, or, at least, under the overall command of Jellicoe. The name, however, suggester that they were an independent fleet. When Beatty succeeded Jellicoe, he put an end to any misunderstandings by renaming it the Battlecruiser Force.
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