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| HMS Rodney |
 
Dates: 1927 - 1945 HMS Rodney (pennant number 29) was a Nelson-class battleship built by Cammell-Laird at Birkenhead and commissioned on 10 November 1927. Complement: 1,640. From commissioning until World War II Rodney spent her entire time with the British Atlantic Fleet or Home Fleet. In 1931, the crew took part in the Invergordon Mutiny. HMS Rodney served with the Home Fleet from 1939 to 1942. She took part in the sinking of the Bismarck on the 27th May 1941 and, uniquely, torpedoed her after destroying a gun turret by shell-fire. This is the only known instance of one battleship torpedoing another. Rodney was with Force H in 1943 and returned to the Home Fleet from 1943 to 1945, being Flagship at Scapa Flow in 1944. She provided supprt to the Normandy invasion in June 1944, destroying targets at Caen and Alderney. In September 1944, she performed escort duties with a Murmansk convoy. After the war HMS Rodney was put into reserve in 1945 and finally scrapped at Inverkeithing in 1948 Association: HMS Rodney Association 229 Victoria Road St. Budeaux Plymouth Devon PL5 2DQ E-mail: hms_rodney@hotmail.com Website: http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/4433/index.htm
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Rodney
" Hello, I am trying to find out about my grandfather, William Cochrane, from the Isle of Man. He was in the navy from 1934 to 1960 and I think he served on:-HMS Rodney, HMS Hood, HMS Alaunia,HMS Warrior(aircraft carrier Korean Campaign), RNAS Crail, HMS Pickle, HMS Hound, HMS Flatholme, I don’t have any dates. I would appreciate any information about him,Thanks, Caron. "
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" Quoting: caron cochrane Hello, I am trying to find out about my grandfather, William Cochrane, from the Isle of Man. He was in the navy from 1934 to 1960 and I think he served on:-HMS Rodney, HMS Hood, HMS Alaunia,HMS Warrior(aircraft carrier Korean Campaign), RNAS Crail, HMS Pickle, HMS ..."
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" On 27 May 1941 the battleship Bismarck was sunk, 2 days after the Battle of Denmark Strait in which HMS Hood was lost with only 3 survivors from her complement of 1,415. En route back to France she was attacked by Fairey Swordfish from HMS Ark Royal. In a final attack, almost in ..."
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