HMS Rodney (29)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Rodney
- Type
- Battleship
- Class
- Nelson-class battleship
- Pennant Number
- 29
- Launched
- 1925
- Built at
- Cammell Laird
- Commissioned
- 1927
- Armament
- 9 × 16-inch guns
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Treaty battleship
- Notable for
- Helped destroy Bismarck
- Fate
- Scrapped in 1948
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Rodney was a Nelson-class battleship best remembered for her role in the pursuit and destruction of the German battleship Bismarck.