rawing made by G.J. Frans Naerebout and published in Op de Lange Deining
An item dated London. England 16th reported that the British super battleship Nelson (1), the largest and most modern battleship of the world together with her sister ship Rodney, held gun exercises in the Channel using the remote controlled on board of the destroyer Shikari (2) obsolete battleship Centurion. Electric signals stopped or started the electro engines on board of the Centurion, which controlled the handles of the steam engines and steering device and which were able to control the oil supply to the boilers. Although the Centurion was even hidden by a smoke curtain managed the Nelson to hit her repeatedly with accuracy despite she was supported by the observations of naval aircraft.
Note
1. Sister ship Rodney. Pennant 28. A simplified design of the N-3 battleships which was cancelled by the British Royal navy as a result of the Washing Naval Treaty of 1922. She was to able to compete with the USS Colorado and the Japanese Nagato battleship classes. Her building was ordered in 1922, laid down on 28 December at Armstrong-Whitworth, Newcastle launched on 3 September 1925, commissioned on 15 August 1927, 1941-1942 extensively repairs needed as a result of an Italian torpedo, decommissioned in February 1948 and on 15 March a year begun her breaking up.
2. The D85. Of the Admiralty-class destroyers, laid down by William Doxford&Sons, Sunderland, England on 15 January 1918, launched on 14 July 1919, commissioned in April 1924 and sold to be broken up in September 1945.
3. Part of the King George V-class consisting of the King George V (ex-Royal George), Audacious, Centurion and Ajax, preceded by the Orion-class and succeeded by the Iron Duke-class. Laid down at the navy yard Portsmouth, England on 16 January 1911, launched in 18 November 1911, completed in May 1913, converted into a target ship in 1924, ideas to used her as block ship in the harbour of Tripoli, Libya declined in April 1941, converted with a false superstructure into a decoy for the HMS Anson in April 1941-1942 and finally sunk as a breakwater off Normandy in June 1944.
