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They weren't battleships, they were obsolete and redundant World War 1 destroyers, and they weren't 'given', they were lent under the Lend/Lease Agreement and had to be either returned or paid for at the end of hostilities.

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He didn't. They were obsolete World War 1 destroyers - not battleships, and they were lent - not given - under the terms of the Lend Lease Act, which meant that they either had to be returned or paid for at the end of the war.

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