- Author
- HMS Rodney · reproduced as enclosure E to JHW’s report
- Date
- Action of 27 May 1941 · forwarding reference July 1941
- Passage
- Opening armament note and paragraphs 2–3
What has been checked
Full short transcription reread on 18 October 2026. Original page images not inspected. Full short transcription rechecked for the Rodney and naval-gunnery profiles; no exact ammunition total adopted.
How to read it
The reproduced ammunition figures contain an arithmetic discrepancy; no exact expenditure total is adopted. A reported loading failure is not evidence of an enemy shell hit. The original enclosure and editorial provenance of the introductory note remain to be compared.
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