The Nelson class was a class of two battleships of the British Royal Navy, built shortly after, and under the terms of, the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. They were the only British battleships buil
Aerial view of Nelson before 1939
Nelson fires a salvo during gunnery trials in 1942
HMS Rodney was one of two Nelson-class battleships built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1920s. The ship entered service in 1928, and spent her peacetime career with the Atlantic and Home Fleets, someti
Nelson-class battleship
…The Nelson class was a class of two battleships (Nelson and Rodney) of the British Royal Navy, built shortly after, and under the terms of, the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. They were the only British battleships…
Rodney in May 1942
Installing a 16-inch gun in 'A' turret, February 1942