HMS Valiant (02)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Valiant
- Type
- Battleship
- Class
- Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
- Pennant Number
- 02
- Launched
- 1914
- Built at
- Fairfield Shipbuilding
- Commissioned
- 1916
- Armament
- 8 × 15-inch guns
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Fast battleship
- Notable for
- Mediterranean and Pacific service
- Fate
- Scrapped in 1948
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Valiant was a powerful Queen Elizabeth-class battleship that served with distinction in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific theatres.