Comments by "COL BEAUSABRE" (@colbeausabre8842) on "Queen Elizabeth Class - Guide 008 Part 2 (Human Voice)" video.

  1. USS Nevada, USS Pennsylvania, USS Maryland (all rearmed with 8X2 5/38 inch and 40 or so Bofors and 40 or so Oerlikons) USS Idaho, USS New Mexico, USS Mississippi - had most up to date pre-war refits so not modernized much beyond Bofors and Oerlikins.. USS Colorado - refitted. USS Tennessee, USS California, USS West Virginia - completely rebuilt with new superstructures resembling the South Dakota class, bulged, modern fire control and radar added, 8X2 5/38 inch and 40 or so each Bofors and Oerlikons Many fought at Surigao Strait where they smashed the IJN's Southern Force in the last BB vs BB battle in history
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  2.  @B52Stratofortress1  I know, but the OP's question was what WW1 BB's retained their usefulness throughout WW2, claiming that the Queen Elizabeth's were an example of such and wanting to know if any other ships did so. My response was to show the US BB's did. As for any difference of speed, between the QE's and Standard Type, it amounted to maybe 3 knots by WW2. The QE's may have been fast BB's by 1914 standards but they rank among the slow BB's by 1940 or so. Also, please tell me what IJN' BB's were crippled at Surigao Strait. As for being obsolete, they were no more so the RM BB's the RN faced in the Med
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