After the battle, father remarked to son, “You are lucky to have seen a show like that after only being in the ... in 1946 and sold for scrap in 1948. Today, the HMS Rodney’s memory lives ...

Rodney then closed to point-blank range and continued to engage. Eventually and in combination with torpedo attacks, Bismarck was crippled, which was soon after scuttled by her crew. HMS Hood was ...