HMS Nelson was the name ship of her class of two battleships built for the Royal Navy in the 1920s. They were the first battleships built to meet the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. Entering service in 1927, the ship spent her peacetime career with the Atlantic and Home Fleets, usually as the fleet flagship. During the early stages of World War II, she searched for German commerce raiders, missed participating in the Norwegian Campaign after she was badly damaged by a mine in late 1939, and escorted convoys in the Atlantic Ocean.
HMS NELSON at sea in the Firth of Forth, September 1940. A1181
The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS Nelson IWM A 28920
33,950 Tons of British Sea Power - HMS Nelson. April 1943, on Board HMS Rodney, in the Western Mediterranean, One of the Giants of the British Navy, the 33,500 Ton Battleship HMS Nelson. She Is 710 Feet Long an A16063
Force H at Sea and in Harbour, 12 To 14 January 1943, at Sea and at Mers-el-kebir. the British Navy Supporting North Africa Campaign. A14166
The Big Guns of the Royal Navy Exrcising. April 1943, on Board the Battleship HMS Rodney, Off Gibraltar, in the Western Mediterranean. Force 'h' Exercising in the Mediterranean. A16064
HMS Nelson, outline and plan (Warships To-day, 1936)
The British Navy in North African Operations. 20 November 1942, the British Navy Played a Large Part in the North African Combined Operation . A13040
HMS NELSON at sea in the Firth of Forth, September 1940. A1181
The Royal Navy during the Second World War HMS Nelson IWM A 28920
33,950 Tons of British Sea Power - HMS Nelson. April 1943, on Board HMS Rodney, in the Western Mediterranean, One of the Giants of the British Navy, the 33,500 Ton Battleship HMS Nelson. She Is 710 Feet Long an A16063
Force H at Sea and in Harbour, 12 To 14 January 1943, at Sea and at Mers-el-kebir. the British Navy Supporting North Africa Campaign. A14166
The Big Guns of the Royal Navy Exrcising. April 1943, on Board the Battleship HMS Rodney, Off Gibraltar, in the Western Mediterranean. Force 'h' Exercising in the Mediterranean. A16064
HMS Nelson, outline and plan (Warships To-day, 1936)
The British Navy in North African Operations. 20 November 1942, the British Navy Played a Large Part in the North African Combined Operation . A13040
Herbert Wynn Hellings - HMS 'Nelson' off Weymouth
Operation Pedestal, August 1942 A11291
The Royal Navy during the Second World War A4606
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