HMS Nelson (28)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Nelson
- Type
- Battleship
- Class
- Nelson-class battleship
- Pennant Number
- 28
- Launched
- 1925
- Built at
- Armstrong Whitworth
- Commissioned
- 1927
- Armament
- 9 × 16-inch guns
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Treaty battleship
- Notable for
- Flagship and treaty-era design
- Fate
- Scrapped in 1949
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Nelson was one of the most distinctive battleships ever built for the Royal Navy, with her main armament concentrated forward under treaty limitations.