HMS Rodney was one of two Nelson -class battleships built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1920s. The ship entered service in 1928, and spent her peacetime career with the Atlantic and Home Fleets, sometimes serving as a flagship when her sister ship, Nelson, was being refitted.

HMS RODNEY was ordered from Cammell Laird, Birkenhead on 11 December 1922 and laid down on 28th December 1922. She was launched on 17th December 1925 by HRH The Princess Royal, as the 8th RN ship to carry this name, introduced in 1759.

2023年7月19日 · The HMS Rodney, commissioned in 1927, was a unique and innovative British battleship, known for her distinctive design featuring all main guns forward of her superstructure.

2021年9月22日 · Pennant number 29, HMS Rodney was one of only two Nelson -class battleships built for the Royal Navy in the 1920s. Named for Admiral Lord Rodney – a British naval...

British anti-submarine trawler HMT Topaze was accidentally rammed by British battleship HMS Rodney and sank in the Clyde Estuary, Scotland, United Kingdom, killing 18.

2024年1月14日 · Say hello to the HMS Rodney (Pennant #29). The HMS Rodney was built by the Cammell Laird shipbuilding company in Birkenhead, Wirral, England. The vessel was laid down in December 1922,...

2024年5月7日 · HMS Rodney was a British battleship commissioned in 1927, known for her distinctive design featuring three triple 16-inch gun turrets. She played a pivotal role during World War II, most notably in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941, a key victory for the Royal Navy.

Rodney relieved Warspite as Fleet Flagship and then took part in the Norwegian campaign from April to June 1940, being hit by a bomb which caused casualties but little material damage.

2021年5月4日 · HMS Rodney (29) was built by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead and saw her keel laid down on December 28th, 1922. She was launched to sea on December 17th, 1925 and formally commissioned on November 10th, 1927. She fought her entire career under the motto of "Eagles Do not Breed Doves".

2022年2月17日 · In 1941, the Rodney, together with the more modern ship the King George V, contributed to the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck. The Bismarck had already been …