HMS Renown was the lead ship of her class of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy built during the First World War. She was originally laid down as an improved version of the Revenge-class battleships. Her construction was suspended on the outbreak of war on the grounds she would not be ready in time.

HMS Renown (1895) was a unique battleship launched in 1895 and sold for scrap in 1914. HMS Renown was to have been a Revenge -class battleship but she was renamed HMS Revenge in 1913 and launched in 1915.

RENOWN-Class battle cruiser ordered on 29th December 1914 with sister ship REPULSE and laid down by Fairfield at Govan on 25th January 1915. This battlecruiser was launched on 4th March 1916 as her sister ship RENOWN.

The Renown class consisted of two battlecruisers built during the First World War for the Royal Navy. They were originally laid down as improved versions of the Revenge -class battleships, but their construction was suspended on the outbreak of war on the grounds they would not be ready in a timely manner.

May 17, 2017 · HMS Repulse, Renown (1916) Veterans of two wars: The Renown class battlecruisers were initially planned as two extra battleships of the Revenge class, or which five were already in construction.

HMS Renown was built by Fairfield at Govan, Scotland and was commissioned on the 20th of September 1916. In the 1920s she was reconstructed to increase her armour protection and in 1930s a second reconstruction was much more thorough.

Apr 5, 2024 · H.M.S. Renown was the lead ship in her class of "large light cruisers", which were essentially battlecruisers. Renown was completed with her main battery director in place, but had her secondary battery director system installed in October, 1916 — …

Renown served in the 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron until 1919, and conveyed the Prince of Wales on his tour to the USA and Australasia in 1920-21 and to India and Japan in 1921-22. She underwent a long refit in 1923-26 prior to joining the Battle Cruiser Squadron, Atlantic Fleet.

HMS Renown was the lead ship of her class of battle cruisers of the Royal Navy built during the First World War. She was originally laid down on the 30th of December 1914 as an improved version of the Revenge-class by Fairfield at Govan, Scotland.

Feb 12, 2018 · Page details technical specifications, development, operational history of the HMS Renown (72) Battlecruiser Warship / Fast Carrier Escort including pictures.