HMS Rodney

Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Rodney, at least the last five after 1stLt Rodney of Mitt 1-29/7, was known through out Iraq for his self bunghole love and his fondness of American idol. 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