Meet the HMS Rodney Battleship That Took out the Bismarck

Summary

This article by Peter Suciu, writing for the National Interest, makes the following points about HMS Rodney:

• The ship was named after Admiral Lord Rodney, inventor of the "Breaking the Line" tactic.
• One of two Nelson Class battleships (commissioned 1927).
• Unusual in having all three 16 inch gun turrets forward.
• Intended to be larger but reduced in size by the Washington Treaty.
• In the 1930s was one of the world's most powerful battleships.
• In the early 1930s, experts considered Rodney to have the perfect balance between speed, size, armouring and armament.
• 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 disabled by torpedo bombers from the Aircraft Carriers, Ark Royal and Victorious.
• Supported the Allied landings in North Africa, the D Day landings in Normandy and escorted Murmansk convoys.

References

• MILITARY HISTORY: INDEX of PAGES AND COLLECTIONS ON THE RAAF RUNWAY
• HMS Rodney | DDay Overlord
• 2003 HMS RODNEY - Nelson-class 16in gun Battleship | Naval-History.net
• OCT 2020 Sinking the Bismarck Myth | Warfare History Network
• MAY 2021 HMS Hood avenged – 80th anniversary of the sinking of the Bismarck | Royal Navy

Source Information: National Interest The

• Article Source:  The National Interest: Defense, National Security, Politics and More
• Media Check: Center for the National Interest - Media Bias/Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
•  LEARNING OUTCOMES—RUNWAY | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)