Actually Pete, it was played by an American Heavy Cruiser the Newport News. They were great ships that went into mothballs. EVen as late as the mid-80s they were perfectly preserved at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. I once got a tour and it was like traveling back in time. Even the Capenter's shop below had all the nice tools, perfectly stowed and ready to go. They've been all scrapped now. In the film, the two veteran of the fight were HMS Ajax that had been transferred to the Indian Navy and remained operational well into the 70s. There was a move in England at the time to bring her back as a museum ship, but that fell through. The other was the Cumberland that had been turned into a minelayer and in the film one can see where the 8" turrets were removed
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