Rodney left Britain on 22 May escorting Britannic toward Halifax with four Tribal-class destroyers, before a planned repair and refit in Boston. She carried spare boiler tubes and octuple pom-pom mounts for that work, alongside military passengers and special documents travelling with the American naval attaché. Hood's loss two days into the voyage redirected the battleship into the pursuit of Bismarck. Eskimo continued escorting Britannic, while Rodney took the other three destroyers with her.
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Rodney enters the pursuit loaded for an American refit
Rodney carried refit materials and military passengers when Hood's loss interrupted her escort voyage to Halifax.