Victory At Sea: HMS Rodney

An oddity among other capital ships of the Royal Navy, the Nelson-class had a triple configuration of turrets in front of the bridge structure and no rearward facing main guns. It was also the only British battleship to be armed with 16-inch guns and, though it could not fire to its aft, having nine of these massive weapons to the fore negated any tactical disadvantage. A more painful disadvantage was the ship’s slow speed.

The 16-inch guns of the HMS Rodney played a part in the final destruction of the Bismarck, this was only possible because the German ship had lost speed and manoeuvrability.

Both ships of the class survived the Second World War and though they always seemed ungainly in appearance, proved to be solid warships.

Contains 1 resin and metal vessel with game stat card.