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Wow ! - stunning photos, but not Barham, which at the 1935 Review at Spithead had a tripod mainmast, a catapult on "X" turret and an Admiral's walkway on her stern . These 3 photos are of HMS Malaya, after her 1st between-the-wars refit (Sep 1927 to Mar 1929), and before her 2nd major refit (Oct 1934 to Dec 1936). 1 No admiral's walkway on the stern, so not QE, Warspite or Barham. 2 Malaya and Valiant are v. similar after their 1st between-the-wars refits but they differed as follows: i) The type of searchight towers fitted around the funnel: ii) Aircraft facilities Because she was given a catapult on her quaterdeck in her 1st major refit, Valiant lost the "flying off platforms" she carried previously on "B" and "X" turrets. Malaya, on the other hand, didn't received a catapult until her 2nd major refit, so after her 1st refit retained her "B" and "X" turret flying off platforms - as in this photo.
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