Admiral Class (1918) Battlecruisers Class Overview


Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Hood
John Brown & Co. Ltd.
Clydebank, Scotland

Aug. 22, 1918
Mar. 29, 1920
Fate
Sunk May 24, 1941 by the German battleship Bismarck in the Battle of the
Denmark Strait.

Location: Denmark Strait 309 miles west of Reykjavik, Iceland (63.25N - 31.55W).

Over 1,400 crewmen were killed, 3 survivors picked up by HMS Electra H-27.
Name
Builder
Ordered
Keel Laid Down
Rodney
Fairfield Shipbuilding Ltd.
Govan, Scotland

Apr. 19, 1916
Oct. 9, 1916
Fate
Construction cancelled Mar. 17, 1919 and scrapped on site.
Name
Builder
Ordered
Keel Laid Down
Howe
Cammell Laird Ltd.
Birkenhead, England

Apr. 19, 1916
Oct. 16, 1916
Fate
Construction cancelled Mar. 17, 1919 and scrapped on site.
Name
Builder
Ordered
Keel Laid Down
Anson
Armstrong Whitworth Ltd.
Newcastle-on-Tyne, England

June 13, 1916
Nov. 9, 1916
Fate
Construction cancelled Mar. 17, 1919 and scrapped on site.


Class Notes:
See HMS Hood for builder's data.