Sadly, the Rodney’s role in this iconic battleship fight was not enough to make her a candidate for preservation and conversion to floating museum status. She was decommissioned in 1946 and sold ...

On May 27, 1941, the British battleship HMS Rodney joined the relentless pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck, flagship of the Kriegsmarine. Alongside HMS King George V, Rodney opened fire ...

The entire British Royal Navy mobilized to hunt down Bismarck, the pride of the Kriegsmarine, and on May 27, 1941, HMS Rodney joined HMS King George V in finally cornering the German battleship.

On May 27, Rodney along with King George V took part in a naval duel against the German battleship, destroying Bismarck‘s guns. Rodney then closed to point-blank range and continued to engage.

Last week another battleship slid down the ways of a British shipyard. ... The Nelson and Rodney carry nine 16-inch guns, are the only ships in the Royal Navy carrying guns that size.

To Royal Navymen, the 20-year-old Nelson and Rodney were something special. They were unlike all other battleships; all their big guns were massed on long, sweeping bows, and could not be trained ...