Revenge Class Battleship - Ships in Class

Ships in Class

• Ramillies took part in the Battle of Cape Spartivento in World War II. She also briefly took part in sea-hunt for the German battleship Bismarck in late May, 1941, after the Battle of the Denmark Strait. She was torpedoed by a Japanese mini-submarine after the Battle of Madagascar in 1942. She took part in the bombardment of German positions during the Normandy Landings. She was scrapped in 1948. One 15 inch gun was preserved and is now on show at the Imperial War Museum in London.

• Resolution took part in convoy duty early in World War II. She was torpedoed by a Vichy French submarine in 1940 during the Battle of Dakar, receiving little damage. She then joined the Far East Fleet, before becoming a training ship in late 1944. She was scrapped in 1948. One 15 inch gun was preserved upon scrapping and takes pride of place, along with the aforementioned gun from Ramillies, at the Imperial War Museum.

• Revenge took part in the Battle of Jutland, sustaining no damage and receiving no casualties. In World War II, Revenge undertook a number of operations, including the hunt for the Bismarck, though by 1944 she became a training ship. She was scrapped in 1948.

• Royal Oak fought at the Battle of Jutland. In 1939, during World War II, Royal Oak was sunk by three torpedoes from U-47, with the loss of 833 of her crew. She is now an official war grave.

• Royal Sovereign had a relatively quiet career, missing the Battle of Jutland. She took part in convoy duty in the early part of World War II. She was loaned to the USSR in 1944 and renamed Arkhangelsk, escorting Arctic convoys for the remainder of the war. Returned after the war, she was scrapped in 1949 in the UK.