Introduction
Here you will find the histories of many British and Commonwealth battleships and battle cruisers including facts and figures about the ships and their armament, photos and information about service histories.
Most of the research was done by Steve Woodward. My contribution has been to edit and present the material, make minor additions, and add more photographs.
This material has been online since April 2009 and is expanded from time to time.
There is a list of ships covered on the menu from where you can also provide feedback, view the visitors book and access search facilities.
Brian Watson
16 February 2026
What's New?
- 16 February 2026: Addition of KGV gunnery report to the account of the engagement with Bismarck on the HMS Rodney section
- 12 August 2024: General tidying and standardisation of colours
- 14 February 2024: Style updated, photos enlarged and enhanced, various text edits
- 20 January 2023: Site converted to PHP and improvements for access by mobile devices
- 27 May 2020: Site restyled and additional pages added
- 2015: Initial publication