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List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS Rodney, of which at least the last five were named after the Georgian Admiral George, Lord Rodney. A seventh was planned but never completed: HMS Rodney (1759)
HMS_Rodney
1927 Nelson-class battleship of the Royal Navy
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
HMS_Rodney_(29)
Class of Royal Navy battlecruisers
revised to counter these. The class was to have consisted of HMS Hood, Anson, Howe, and Rodney — all names of famous admirals — but the latter three ships
Admiral-class_battlecruiser
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
HMS Rodney was the lead ship of her class of 90-gun, second-rate ships of the line built for the Royal Navy (RN) during the 1830s. Completed in 1835 as
HMS_Rodney_(1833)
Admiral class battleship
HMS Rodney was a battleship of the Victorian Royal Navy, a member of the Admiral class of warships designed by Nathaniel Barnaby. The ship was the last
HMS_Rodney_(1884)
King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy
of the British Home Fleet and Pacific Fleets. In May 1941, along with HMS Rodney, King George V was involved in the hunt for and pursuit of the German
HMS_King_George_V_(41)
Royal Navy officer, politician and colonial administrator (1718–1792)
Admiral of the White George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, KB (1718 – 24 May 1792) was a Royal Navy officer, politician and colonial administrator.
George Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney
George_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney
Royal Navy admiral (1890–1974)
admiral who served in World War I and World War II. He was captain of HMS Rodney when it engaged the Bismarck on 27 May 1941. Dalrymple-Hamilton was the
Frederick_Dalrymple-Hamilton
Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet (1885–1971)
Lord. After five years ashore, Tovey was given command of the battleship HMS Rodney in April 1932. This ship had been heavily involved in the recent Invergordon
John_Tovey,_1st_Baron_Tovey
Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy
European waters on 8 July, in company with the monitor HMS Roberts and the battleship HMS Rodney, as part of Operation Charnwood. On 10 July she sailed
HMS_Belfast
Tendency of steel hull plating
flooding and the separation of the hull and deck. The British battleship HMS Rodney suffered significant leaking from panting. Addressing panting is an essential
Panting_(ship_construction)
British Tribal-class destroyer
spent several months under repair. Mashona was escorting the battleship HMS Rodney in May when they were diverted to search for the German battleship Bismarck
HMS_Mashona
Naval Gun
Loading 16-inch shells onto HMS Rodney
BL_16-inch_Mk_I_naval_gun
Royal Navy officer (1922-2014)
battleship HMS King George V, witnessed the sinking of the Bismarck. His father, Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton, was the commander of the battleship HMS Rodney nearby
North_Dalrymple-Hamilton
1941 sinking of a German battleship
morning of 27 May was an attack by the British battleships King George V and Rodney, supported by the heavy cruisers Norfolk and Dorsetshire. After about 100
Last_battle_of_Bismarck
Topics referred to by the same term
Newfoundland HMS Rodney, six ships of the British Royal Navy named after Admiral George Brydges Rodney All pages with titles beginning with Rodney This disambiguation
Rodney
Walking surface of a room
Sailors scrubbing the deck floor of the battleship HMS Rodney
Floor
Steam troopship of the Royal Navy
HMS Birkenhead, also referred to as HM Troopship Birkenhead or Steam Frigate Birkenhead, was one of the first iron-hulled ships built for the Royal Navy
HMS_Birkenhead_(1845)
Torpedo
carried only on Nelson-class battleships. This was the type of torpedo that HMS Rodney fired at the German battleship Bismarck, "the only known occasion that
British_24.5-inch_torpedo
German admiral (1889–1941)
north were joined by HMS Rodney, while Force H and heavy cruiser HMS Dorsetshire approached from the south, and light cruiser HMS Edinburgh from the west
Günther_Lütjens
Church in Caen, France
1944 by a shell fired at German forces from the Royal Navy battleship HMS Rodney, and has since been rebuilt. The eastern apse of the church was built
Church_of_Saint-Pierre,_Caen
Vengeur-class ship of the line
HMS Rodney was a 74-gun third rate Vengeur-class ship of the line built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 19th century. Completed in 1810,
HMS_Rodney_(1809)
1960 British film by Lewis Gilbert
returns fire, sinking the destroyer HMS Solent. After sunrise the main British force, including battleships HMS Rodney and HMS King George V, engage Bismarck
Sink_the_Bismarck!
Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet (1809–1904)
swapped commands with the captain of the sailing line-of-battle ship HMS Rodney, whose crew were all ashore, in July 1855 and served as commander of the
Henry_Keppel
Decoration at prow of ship
there was no obvious place to mount one on battleships. An exception was HMS Rodney which was the last British battleship to carry a figurehead. Smaller ships
Figurehead_(object)
Class of battleships of the British Royal Navy
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
Nelson-class_battleship
Variety of military positions
On board HMS Rodney, the master-at-arms (left) reads out the names at the "captain's defaulters and requestmen" parade (a type of court martial for minor
Master-at-arms
koreanhero.net. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2016-02-06. "HMS Glowworm (1934) | Royal Navy History". www.royal-navy.org. Archived from
List_of_last_stands
Class of pre-dreadnoughts of the Royal Navy
superstructure. This pattern was followed by most following British designs until HMS Dreadnought in 1906. They were known as the Admiral class because they were
Admiral-class_ironclad
Royal Navy Admiral (1884–1973)
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, and in 1936 he took command of the battleship HMS Rodney. He was made Naval Secretary in 1937. Whitworth served in the Second World
William Whitworth (Royal Navy officer)
William_Whitworth_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Royal Navy Admiral (1847–1915)
class protected cruiser HMS Iris in 1893, Rainier took command of the battleship HMS Rodney in 1894. In February 1897, Rodney joined the International
John_Harvey_Rainier
Royal Navy Admiral (1889–1972)
in 1932. Syfret served in the Second World War initially as Captain of HMS Rodney. In 1939 he became Naval Secretary. He was made commander of the 18th
Neville_Syfret
List of ships with the same or similar names
1783. HMS Greenwich (1778) was a 12-gun sloop captured from the Americans in 1778 and wrecked in 1779. HMS Greenwich was previously HMS Rodney, a 74-gun
HMS_Greenwich
Allied landing operations in French North Africa during World War II
the surrounding area stubbornly; bombardment by the British battleship HMS Rodney brought about Oran's surrender on 10 November. In the central and eastern
Operation_Torch
County-class cruiser
punishing near 100-minute long bombardment from the battleships HMS King George V and HMS Rodney which were supported by the heavy cruisers Norfolk and Dorsetshire
HMS_Suffolk_(55)
at 10,000 feet (3,050 m). A second set was mounted on the battleship HMS Rodney the following month, but it was not tested until January 1939. A more
Type_79_radar
World War II order of battle
HMS Victorious, HMS Formidable and HMS Furious Battleships HMS Duke of York, HMS Rodney and HMS Nelson Battle cruiser HMS Renown light cruisers HMS Bermuda
Operation Torch order of battle
Operation_Torch_order_of_battle
Part of the Crimean War
only rung on the death of a king or queen. Bombardment of Sevastopol by HMS Rodney, Crimean War (October 1854) British lithograph published March 1855, after
Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
Siege_of_Sevastopol_(1854–1855)
German navy officer (1910–1976)
His vessel came within striking distance of two capital ships, HMS Nelson and Rodney. Unbeknown to Zahn, aboard the Nelson were then-First Lord of the
Wilhelm_Zahn
Royal Navy officer
joined the minelayer HMS Adventure and the battleship HMS Nelson, then for three years was navigating officer on the battleship HMS Rodney. He was promoted
Joe_Baker-Cresswell
Fiji-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy
HMS Newfoundland was a Fiji-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. Named after the Dominion of Newfoundland, she participated in the Second World War
HMS_Newfoundland
1927 Nelson-class battleship of the Royal Navy
association with Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-39095-8. Ballantyne, Iain (2008). H.M.S. Rodney. Ships of the Royal Navy. Barnsley, UK: Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-84415-406-7
HMS_Nelson_(28)
Natural harbour in Valletta, Malta
HMS Rodney in the harbour during the Allied invasion of Sicily.
Grand_Harbour
Canadian Royal Navy hero
1852, serving at first aboard HMS Rodney. Hall fought in the Crimean War serving ashore in a Naval Brigade from Rodney. Hall served throughout the Siege
William_Hall_(VC)
Ship type
1812 (razeed 1827-30) HMS America of 1810 (razeed 1827-28) HMS Conquestador of 1810 (razeed 1827-31) HMS Rodney of 1809 (renamed HMS Greenwich 1826 and began
Razee
Naval rating
and trained on a training ship reserved for such schooling; the last was HMS Britannia, while moored at Dartmouth from 1869 to 1905. Midshipman – a boy
Boy_seaman
main armament: ten 14" guns). HMS Ramillies (1915, Revenge class, 36,125 tons, main armament: eight 15-inch guns). HMS Rodney (1925, Nelson-class, 45,500
List of Allied warships in the Normandy landings
List_of_Allied_warships_in_the_Normandy_landings
Royal Navy Admiral (1809–1891)
commanded HMS Leander in the Black Sea during the Crimean War. He commanded HMS Rodney from 1854 and HMS St Jean d'Acre from 1855. In September 1856, HMS St
George King (Royal Navy officer)
George_King_(Royal_Navy_officer)
United Kingdom. In 1907, before the revolution in design brought about by HMS Dreadnought of 1906, the United Kingdom had 62 battleships in commission
List of dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy
List_of_dreadnought_battleships_of_the_Royal_Navy
Royal Navy Admiral (1833–1915)
officer of HMS Falcon, part of the West Africa Squadron. Promoted to captain in 1866, he took command of HMS Rodney in 1867 and then HMS Warrior in 1881
Algernon_Heneage
Device used to launch aircraft from ships
four aircraft; battleships or battlecruisers like HMS Prince of Wales carried four aircraft and HMS Rodney carried two, while smaller warships like the cruiser
Aircraft_catapult
Royal Navy officer and political activist (1904–1986)
which his ship HMS Basilisk was sunk, and also took part in the sinking of the Bismarck while serving as a gunnery officer on board HMS Rodney in May 1941
Bill_Boaks
Royal Navy Admiral (1812-1897)
served as lieutenant in HMS Rodney commanded by Hyde Parker, still in the Mediterranean. Mends moved to take command of HMS Ceylon, a receiving ship
William_Robert_Mends
Royal Navy Admiral (1771–1862)
transferred to the third-rate, HMS Rodney, in 1811, the third-rate, HMS Cornwallis, in 1814 and to the second-rate, HMS Windsor Castle in 1825. Knighted
Edward_Durnford_King
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
RAF Mount Batten and routinely embarking in RN ships such as, HMS Nelson, HMS Rodney and HMS Resolution. By 1939 it was known as 702 Naval Air Squadron but
702_Naval_Air_Squadron
1939 class of battleships of the Royal Navy
class were built: HMS King George V (commissioned 1940), HMS Prince of Wales (1941), HMS Duke of York (1941), HMS Anson (1942) and HMS Howe (1942). The
King George V-class battleship (1939)
King_George_V-class_battleship_(1939)
Military unit
join Barfleur – led by the battleships HMS Revenge, the flagship of Rear-Admiral Robert Harris, and HMS Rodney – arrived on 9 February 1897; by 13 February
International Squadron (Cretan intervention, 1897–1898)
International_Squadron_(Cretan_intervention,_1897–1898)
1837 wooden-hulled sidewheel steamship
5 Jan: HMS Daphne 10 Jan: Barrosa 16 Jan: SS Sirius 25 Jan: Lord Auckland 14 Feb: HMS Rodney February (unknown date): HMS Thetis 20 Mar: HMS Blenheim
SS_Sirius_(1837)
Liferaft design
found during the 1918 Zeebrugge Raid as he escaped the scuttled blockship HMS Intrepid. Only the smoke of the burning vessel behind him prevented him from
Carley_float
Protection schemes of warships
steels were based on this type of steel. Welded Ducol was used in HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney (1927), and may have contributed to initial structural damage
Naval_armour
British naval gun
barrel 43 calibres long. This was tested in the Arethusa-class light cruisers HMS Arethusa and Undaunted but did not enter full service, being replaced instead
QF_2-pounder_naval_gun
Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet (1923–2011)
HMS Rodney in the South Atlantic and the cruiser HMS Edinburgh in the Indian Ocean. Promoted to midshipman on 1 January 1941, he was assigned to HMS Prince
Henry_Leach
English-born journalist and travel writer (1892–1979)
"HV Morton, a mysterious letter and HMS Rodney". H.V.Morton. Retrieved 6 August 2026. Morton was aboard HMS Rodney as a guest of the Navy while writing
H._V._Morton
Early 20th century battleship type
another came during the action of 27 May 1941, where the British battleship HMS Rodney claimed to have torpedoed the crippled Bismarck at close range. The effectiveness
Dreadnought
Royal Navy Admiral (1737–1821)
later HMS Bounty fame, was a third cousin. The younger Richard also embarked on a naval career, joining in 1750 aboard Rodney's ship, the 44-gun HMS Rainbow
Richard_Rodney_Bligh
List of ships with the same or similar names
collision with HMS Rodney in 1941. She does not seem to have been formally commissioned into the Royal Navy, and does not have the HMS prefix. This article
HMS_Topaze
December 1941 naval engagement in the Pacific Theater of WW2
Nelsons could not deploy. HMS Nelson was damaged in the Mediterranean Sea in late-September. Crew leave prevented HMS Rodney from deploying until mid-December
Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse
Sinking_of_Prince_of_Wales_and_Repulse
Royal Navy Admiral (1880–1967)
HMS Delhi from 1920 and then became naval attaché in Washington D.C. in 1922. He later commanded the shore establishment HMS Excellent and then HMS Rodney
Francis_Tottenham
Bladed weapon attached to the end of a firearm
sailors with Lee–Enfield rifles, standing in the 'On Guard' position during rifle and bayonet drill on board the battleship HMS Rodney. October 1940.
Bayonet
British transatlantic passenger steamship (1874–1900)
harbour, but then realized that it was occupied by two battleships, HMS Anson and HMS Rodney. McKeague later said that he had been temporarily dazzled by Anson's
SS_Utopia
Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet (1883–1963)
command of his first big ship; the battleship Rodney. Eighteen months later, he was appointed commodore of HMS Pembroke, the Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
Andrew_Cunningham,_1st_Viscount_Cunningham_of_Hyndhope
Aircraft carrier of the US Navy
Suspicions were confirmed for many on the 30th when the British battleship HMS Rodney was sighted some 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) away, on the same course
USS_Wasp_(CV-7)
Cruiser – HMS Argonaut Association". Retrieved 14 August 2021. "HMS Badsworth, escort destroyer". www.naval-history.net. Retrieved 14 August 2021. "HMS Beaufort
List of ships built by Cammell Laird
List_of_ships_built_by_Cammell_Laird
1782 battle of the American Revolutionary War
overall sailing performance in good wind. The British flagship was HMS Formidable under Rodney. Second in command was Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir Samuel Hood
Battle_of_the_Saintes
British Royal Navy officer
and then HMS Rodney in 1813. Martin struck his flag on 24 June 1814, though Inglis's career at sea continued, taking command of the 104-gun HMS Queen Charlotte
Charles Inglis (Royal Navy officer, died 1833)
Charles_Inglis_(Royal_Navy_officer,_died_1833)
World War II British naval squadron
Nelsons could not deploy. HMS Nelson was damaged in the Mediterranean Sea in late-September. Crew leave prevented HMS Rodney from deploying until mid-December
Force_Z
German naval officer (1894–1941)
battleship HMS Rodney opened fire on Bismarck at 08:48. Bismarck returned fire at 08:49. Further involved in the final battle were the battleship HMS King George
Ernst_Lindemann
Fiji-class cruiser
1941', a crewman aboard the HMS Fiji when sunk 22 May 1941; later gunnery officer HMS Rodney D-Day 1944 Portal: United Kingdom HMS Fiji at Wikipedia's sister
HMS_Fiji
Royal Navy officer & polar explorer (1918-2009)
actions during the next five years. On 26 May 1941 he was serving on HMS Rodney, part of Admiral Sir James Somerville’s naval force which attacked the
Kevin_Walton
Cruiser of the Royal Navy
battleships HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney, the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, cruisers HMS Kenya, HMS Edinburgh, HMS Sheffield, HMS Euryalus
HMS_Euryalus_(42)
British Royal Navy admiral
Flagship of East Indies Station 1927–1929; HM Dockyard, Chatham 1929–1931; HMS Rodney (29), Atlantic Fleet 1931–1933; Invergordon Mutiny 1931; Assistant Naval
George_Campbell_Ross
1942 raid of Allied shipping by the Imperial Japanese Navy
return to Ceylon in September, having received Warspite, HMS Valiant, HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney. Force A, with its two aircraft carriers, went to Bombay
Indian_Ocean_raid
Royal Navy Vice-Admiral (1891–1970)
Admiralty from April 1940 and as Commanding Officer of the battleship HMS Rodney from 1941 before becoming rear-admiral in charge of the Normandy beaches
James Rivett-Carnac (Royal Navy officer)
James_Rivett-Carnac_(Royal_Navy_officer)
1809 class of British ships of the line
These were the Barham, Dublin, Alfred, Cornwall, America, Conquestador, Rodney (renamed Greenwich), Vindictive, Eagle and Gloucester. Planned similar conversions
Vengeur-class ship of the line
Vengeur-class_ship_of_the_line
Japanese voice actress
Sisters (2014–present), Chacha Ootori Azur Lane (2017), IJN Ayanami, HMS Rodney Grand Chase: Dimensional Chaser (2018), Lulu Girls' Frontline (2018),
Yō_Taichi
(Vice Admiral Sir Algernon Willis, RN) 4 battleships: HMS Nelson, HMS Rodney, HMS Warspite, HMS Valiant Screen 20 destroyers: 16 British, 1 Polish, 2
Operation Avalanche naval order of battle
Operation_Avalanche_naval_order_of_battle
German twin engine multirole combat aircraft
Heinkel He 111s of KG 26, and helped damage the battleship HMS Rodney and sink the destroyer HMS Gurkha. However, the unit lost four Ju 88s in the action
Junkers_Ju_88
German World War II submarine
of attack and bringing him into a direct line of fire with HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney. Rodney was the lead ship of the convoy and Zahn decided to wait until
German_submarine_U-56_(1938)
Street in Admiralty, Hong Kong
name Rodney Street comes from HMS Rodney as Admiralty was once the Naval Dockyard Admiralty Dock, the headquarters of British Navy in Hong Kong. Rodney comes
Rodney_Street,_Hong_Kong
Use of battleships during World War II
ships radioed for assistance, which brought the battleships HMS King George V and HMS Rodney to the scene, prompting the Germans to flee. The Germans then
Battleships_in_World_War_II
Royal Navy admiral (1880–1960)
his flag to the battleship HMS Rodney in December 1939. His fleet suffered heavy losses including the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and nine destroyers
Charles Forbes (Royal Navy officer)
Charles_Forbes_(Royal_Navy_officer)
British naval operation during the Second World War
April a large force of warships, escorted by the battlecruiser HMS Renown and the cruiser HMS Birmingham, comprising elements of Operation Wilfred and Plan
Operation_Wilfred
British business (1878–1982)
Palace. HMS Akbar HMS Benbow HMS Boadicea HMS Centurion HMS Colossus HMS Devastation HMS Edinburgh HMS Narcissus HMS Nile HMS Prince Albert HMS Sans Pareil
Thos._W._Ward
Oct: HMS Rodney 26 Nov: Albany 1 Dec: Winfield Scott Unknown date: Belle USCS Morris Sir Fowell Buxton Other incidents 7 Apr: HMS Basilisk 3 Jun: HMS Investigator
Steamboat_Jenny_Lind
Gunvessel of the Royal Navy
HMS Jackal (alternatively spelled Jackall) was a Jackal-class second-class iron paddle gunvessel of the Royal Navy. Orders for Jackal and her sister Lizard
HMS_Jackal_(1844)
Merchant ship used in Arctic exploration
HMS Investigator was a merchant ship purchased in 1848 to search for Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Northwest Passage expedition. She made two voyages
HMS_Investigator_(1848)
cruiser HMS Aurora. The destroyer HMS Kandahar was also mined while attempting to assist Neptune. Kandahar was scuttled the next day by the destroyer HMS Jaguar
Siege_of_Malta_(World_War_II)
returned to Malta and Spitfire fighters flown from the aircraft carrier HMS Furious enabled a maximum effort to be made against Axis ships. Italian convoys
Operation Pedestal orders of battle
Operation_Pedestal_orders_of_battle
from a Fairey Swordfish launched from HMS Ark Royal and subsequently destroyed by the battleships HMS Rodney and HMS King George V on 27 May. Tirpitz's career
List of battleships of Germany
List_of_battleships_of_Germany
Rider" – USS Theodore Roosevelt "The Tiddly Quid" - (HMS Royal Sovereign) "Rodnol" – HMS Rodney – from fleet oilers with names ending in 'ol' "Ruosteensilmä"
List_of_warships_by_nickname
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