Formerly light cruiser USS Phoenix but sold to Argentinia after World War II, the renamed General Belgrano was controversially torpedoed during the Falklands Conflict.

The German warship Bismarck terrified British naval planners - and with good reason. In 1941, the battleship destroyed the Royal Navy's most famous cruiser, HMS Hood.

When launched, HMS Barham was one of the most powerful battleships afloat but her distinguished career was brought to an end in 1941 by a torpedo from a German U-boat.