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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

The Battleship New Jersey, the most decorated ship in U.S. Navy history, will leave its home dock in Camden Thursday to be dry docked for the first time in over three decades.

As dawn broke over the Atlantic on May 27 1941, Dalrymple-Hamilton had been at his action station all night. From his position in a gun director high above the bridge of the battleship King George ...

The trust said the battleship HMS Rodney was "out of sight" to the German defenders, with 12 spitfires acting as spotters to ensure shots were being fired accurately.