Appendix 4: British Capital Ships, 1st June 1940
(capitals denote effective ships available in home waters; brackets denote temporary location)
| Base | Remarks | |
| Home Waters | ||
| RODNEY | Scapa Flow | Flagship |
| VALIANT | Scapa Flow | – |
| RENOWN | Scapa Flow | – |
| REPULSE | Scapa Flow | – |
| Resolution | Scapa Flow | Ordered to Western Approaches Command |
| Nelson | (Portsmouth) | Refitting |
| Barham | (Liverpool) | Refitting |
| Hood | (Liverpool) | Under repair and ordered abroad |
| Mediterranean Fleet | ||
| Warspite | Alexandria | Flagship |
| Malaya | Alexandria | – |
| Ramillies | Alexandria | – |
| Royal Sovereign | Alexandria | – |
| Halifax Escort Force | ||
| Revenge | Halifax | Left Clyde 30th May |