The first class battleship built for the Royal Navy after World War I Completed in 1927 HMS Nelson saw active service from the outbreak of WWII Even though suffering damage in December 1939 she saw action in many theatres from autumn of the following year & was particularly well known & effective in the Mediterranean eventually lending support to the invading allied armies of the Italian peninsula She also took part in the D-Day landings & was present at the surrender of the Japanese forces in Singapore in 1945 Skill Level 3