| Grand National | |
| Location | Aintree Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 March 1938 |
| Winning horse |  Battleship |
| Starting price | 40/1 |
| Jockey |  Bruce Hobbs |
| Trainer | Reg Hobbs |
| Owner | Mrs. Marion duPont Scott |
| Conditions | Good to firm |
| External videos | |
|---|---|
 Highlights of the 1938 Grand National (British Pathé) |
The 1938 Grand National was the 97th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 25 March 1938.
The steeplechase was won narrowly by American thoroughbred Battleship, a 40/1 shot ridden by 17-year-old jockey Bruce Hobbs and trained by Reg Hobbs, for owner Marion duPont Scott. Royal Danieli finished in second place, with Workman third and last year's second-placed Cooleen was fourth. Workman won the National the following year and Cooleen also finished fourth in 1939.
Battleship is the only horse to have won both the Grand National at Aintree and the American Grand National.
Thirty-six horses ran in the race, including the previous year's winner Royal Mail, who was pulled-up before the second Canal Turn with a broken blood vessel.