"Britain's Big Ships in the Mediterranean - Pictures Made From HMS Formidable. 15 To 17 April 1943, in the Mediterranean, on Board the 23,000 Ton Aircraft Carrier HMS Formidable." Men of HMS FORMIDABLE watching the 16" guns of the Battleship RODNEY firing. With her is the British cruiser NEWFOUNDLAND (nearest camera) and the 33,950 ton battleship NELSON.