The Battlecruiser - in their time this class of ships was considered one of the great triumphs of the Royal Navy, as swift as a destroyer but packing a deadly firepower equal to any ship afloat. But the ships had one fatal flaw: their armour could be pierced by a single enemy shell. The Battle of Jutland exposed this Achilles' heel, then further disasters followed in the next world war with the tragic sinkings of the *Hood* and *Repulse*.
1943 - Of all her class, HMS *Reliant *and one other have survived. *Reliant* has the reputation of a lucky ship but when Captain Guy Sherbrooke joins her he knows he could be her last captain. As Britain prepares to invade occupied Europe, *Reliant* will be thrown head first into the conflagration. All those who sail in her know that there can be no half measures: only death or glory awaits HMS *Reliant.*
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The Battlecruiser - in their time this class of ships was considered one of the great triumphs of the Royal Navy, as swift as a destroyer but packing a deadly firepower equal to any ship afloat. But the ships had one fatal flaw: their armour could be pierced by a single enemy shell. The Battle of Jutland exposed this Achilles' heel, then further disasters followed in the next world war with the tragic sinkings of the *Hood* and *Repulse*. 1943 - Of all her class, HMS *Reliant *and one other have survived. *Reliant* has the reputation of a lucky ship but when Captain Guy Sherbrooke joins her he knows he could be her last captain. As Britain prepares to invade occupied Europe, *Reliant* will be thrown head first into the conflagration. All those who sail in her know that there can be no half measures: only death or glory awaits HMS *Reliant.*