Editing Nelson-class battleship (section)

==Summary==
[[File:HMS Nelson (1931) profile drawing.png|thumb|right|3-view profile drawing of HMS ''Nelson'' as she was in 1931, with [[Fairey Flycatcher]] aircraft carried amidships]]

Because of their unusual silhouettes, HMS ''Nelson'' and ''Rodney'' were nicknamed ''Nelsol'' and ''Rodnol'' by Royal Navy sailors as their single-funnelled profiles reminded Navy men of a series of [[Replenishment oiler|fleet oilers]] that had been built during the First World War bearing names starting with "Ol", the [[Ol-class tanker (1918)|Ol class]].<ref>Preston 1981 p 123</ref>

Despite the derisive criticism directed at this class of battleship by some of the media and some sailors upon their debut, naval historian [[Antony Preston]] considered that "they were soundly conceived ships reflecting all the hard-won experience of World War One" and that "they proved to be very well-protected and well-designed ships".<ref name="PrestonB"/>{{Page needed|date=March 2023}}