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Where preserved Rodney and Nelson might go

A modern return would likely preserve both Nelson-class battleships near the communities that built them.

Question

What would happen if HMS Rodney and HMS Nelson were teleported to the present day?

Short answer

Both would probably become museum ships, ideally near their original Tyneside and Birkenhead builders.

Notes

The panel expects an immediate preservation campaign rather than scrapping for pre-nuclear steel. Nelson could return to the Tyne, where she was built, while Rodney could be displayed near Birkenhead across from Liverpool. With Britain increasing defense spending and emphasizing military identity, the political argument would more likely concern custodianship and location than whether to save them.