HMS Nelson was a Nelson-class battleship of the Royal Navy built between the two World Wars. She was named in honour of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson the victor at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Built under the constraints of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, the design was limited to 35,000 tons and showed certain compromises. Inheriting some of the design of the G3 battlecruisers, all of the 16 in (410 mm) main guns in three turrets were pla...
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HMS Nelson was a Nelson-class battleship of the Royal Navy built between the two World Wars. She was named in honour of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson the victor at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Built under the constraints of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, the design was limited to 35,000 tons and showed certain compromises. Inheriting some of the design of the G3 battlecruisers, all of the 16 in (410 mm) main guns in three turrets were placed forward, the vessel's speed was reduced and maximum armour was limited to vital areas.
The three turrets from forward to aft were "A", "B" and "X". The guns received individual nicknames being known as Happy, Grumpy, Sneezy, Dopey, Sleepy, Bashful, Doc, Mickey and Minnie, sometime after the release of the film Snow White in 1937. The secondary armament was in turrets P1 to P3 on the port, S1 to S3 on the starboard. The six 4.7 in (119 mm) anti-aircraft mounts were designated HA1 to HA6, the even numbers on the port. The six pom-pom mounts...
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