HMS
Ramillies, Royal Sovereign class Battleship
of the Royal Navy. Sister battleships being HMS resolution, HMS
Revenge, HMS Royal Oak, HMS Sovereign. HMS Ramillies is shown in naval art
prints by Ivan Berryman and Anthony Saunders available from Cranston fine
Arts. Use our secure order facility to purchase this naval print.
HMS RAMILLIES. Built at Beardmore and completed at Cammell Laird. HMS
Ramillies was launched on the 12th September 1916.. During World War Two
HMS Ramillies took part in the bombardment of Bardia, August 18th 1940.
She also took part in the Battle of Cape Teudada. On the 7th May 1942 in
the bombardment of Diego Saurez (Madagascar) she was torpedoed by
Japanese midget submarine on the 30th May 1942. After repairs she took
part in the bombardment of German positions during D-Day as well as
bombardment of Southern France She was scrapped at Cairn Ryan on the
23rd April 1948, and finally the scrapping the Ramillies Hull was
finished at Troon October 1949
Compliment 1146, Armament 8 15-inch Guns (4 x 2) 12
6-inch guns. 8 4-inch A.A Guns and 16 . 2 pounder AA guns and one
aircraft.
Displacement 29,150 tons, Speed 21.5 knots
HMS Ramillies by Ivan Berryman
HMS Ramillies took part in the bombardment of
Bardia, August 18th 1940.
She also took part in the Battle of Cape Teudada. On the 7th May 1942
in the bombardment of Diego Saurez (Madagascar) it was here she was
torpedoed by Japanese midget submarines on the 30th May 1942. After
repairs she took part in the bombardment of German positions during
D-Day, as well as in August bombardments of Southern France.
HMS Ramillies and Warspite at Normandy by Anthony
Saunders HMS Ramillies and Warspite manoeuvre into position off
the coast of Normandy. The major battleships of the Home Fleet, with
their massive guns which could deliver gunfire with pinpoint accuracy to
17 miles. they proved invaluable on the day of the biggest seaborne land
invasion in history.
