HMS Rodney

Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS "Rodney", at least the last five after Admiral George Brydges Rodney.

* The first "Rodney" was a 4-gun cutter in use in 1759.
* The second "Rodney" was a 16-gun vessel, possibly a brig-sloop, in service in 1781 and captured by the French "Rohan-Soubise" (Van Stabel) 23 January 1782 at Demerara.
* The third "Rodney" was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1809, razeed and renamed "Greenwich" in 1827, and sold 1836.
* The fourth "Rodney" was a 92-gun second-rate launched in 1833, converted to screw propulsion in 1860, and broken up 1884.
* The fifth "Rodney" was a battleship launched in 1884 and sold 1909
* "Rodney" was to have been a 33,600 ton Admiral-class battlecruiser of 810ft length, 105ft beam, armed with 8-15in and 16-5.5in guns. The ship was ordered in April 1916, but construction was suspended in March 1917 and cancelled in October 1918.
* The sixth "Rodney" was a battleship launched in 1925, active in World War II, and broken up in 1948.

References

* J. J. Colledge, "Ships of the Royal Navy"