Talk:Libeccio/@comment-1915363-20151022152255/@comment-27135209-20151029170017

Always fascinating to me that she spent the Summer of '41 crossing the Indian and Pacific Ocean to Puget Sound Naval Yard for repairs "safe from the war" following Crete. While making call to port at Hawaii in August, sailors of USS California recalled her as battleworn, tired, and dirty compared to USN ships. In contrast, sailors of Warspite recalled their surprise that the American ships were so lacking in AA defences (obvious foreshadowing).

As Wiki mentions, Warspite was brought to full alert on 12/7, as she was one of few vessels in Puget Sound readily armed to defend against a potential Japanese attack. Following this, she departed for Sydney, sticking to the far South Pacific to avoid contact with the IJN before joining with Somerville's Far Eastern Fleet. For a long while though she remained on the IJNs hit list.

Anyways, too much fanboying,especially on a page dedicated to poor Libeccio. Always thought of Warspite as a badass Kiso type, but with her long and turbulent history, moreso XD