List of Dreadnought Battleships of The Royal Navy - Nelson Class

Nelson Class

The Nelson class of ships were the only battleships the Royal Navy were allowed to build under the terms of the 1921 Washington Naval Treaty. The two ships mounted nine 16 inch guns in three forward turrets. Secondary armament was Twelve 6 inch guns mounted in six turrets, Six 4.7 inch anti-aircraft guns, seven eight barrelled 2 pounder pompoms, four quadruple 40 mm Bofors guns and sixty five 20 mm Oerlikons.

Ship Main guns Displacement Propulsion Service
Laid down Commissioned Fate
Nelson 9 × 16 in (40.6 cm)
 33,900 long tons (34,440 t)
 2 × shafts
Brown-Curtis turbines
8 × boilers		 28 December 1922
 10 September 1930 Sold for scrap 15 March 1949
Rodney 9 × 16 in (40.6 cm)
 33,900 long tons (34,440 t)
 2 × shafts
Brown-Curtis turbines
8 × boilers		 28 December 1922
 10 November 1927 Sold for scrap 26 March 1948

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