I was drafted to join HMS Rodney to take charge of the ship’s Walrus, which was perched semi-permanently on a catapult, which in turn, was perched permanently on the top of one of main gun turrets. I ...
My first few days on board were spent trying to find my way around and marvelling at the massive size of everything. The aircraft was mounted on the top of a turret manned, as tradition demanded, by ...
On May 27, 1941, the British battleship HMS Rodney joined the relentless pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck, flagship of the Kriegsmarine. Alongside HMS King George V, Rodney opened fire, ...
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