Comments by "Steve Valley" (@stevevalley7835) on "HIRMS Diana - Guide 197" video.

@Gailim The Floridas and Wyomings had Parsons turbines. I have read that the USN wanted US made turbines, but none of the US turbine makers could meet the Navy's specifications, so the Navy reverted to triple expansion engines.
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@brentrawlins6490 the RN did shell Flanders, until the Germans deployed so many shore batteries that sitting offshore became more dangerous. The British used a variety of hastily build monitors for shore bombardment in several theaters during the war. Some monitors mounted old guns scavenged from obsolete ships, including several Majestic class battleships. Others used new 15/42s. One class of monitors used US 14"/45s bought new from Bethlehem Steel. Bessy had built the guns and turrets for a battleship being built in a German yard for the Greek navy. The guns and turrets could not be delivered to the German yard because of the British blockade, so Bessy offered them to the Brits instead.
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