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    the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Renown, and her sister HMS Repulse, were the world's fastest capital ships upon completion. Renown did not see action during...
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  • renamed HMS Revenge in 1913 and launched in 1915. HMS Renown (1916) was a Renown-class battlecruiser launched in 1916 and sold in 1948. HMS Renown (S26)...
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    He wanted a long, high, flared bow, like that on the pre-dreadnought HMS Renown, but higher, four 15-inch guns in two twin turrets, an anti-torpedo boat...
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    HMS Repulse was one of two Renown-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Originally laid down as an improved version...
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    where Hood was built. It is held by a private collector and stamped HMS HOOD v HMS RENOWN 23 1 35. According to the testimony of Captain Leach, "... between...
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    HMS Glorious was the second of the three Courageous-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Designed to support the...
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  • The Battlecruiser HMS Hood: An Illustrated Biography 1916–1941. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-84832-000-0. HMS Hood website...
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  • sold in 1889. HMS Repulse (1892) was a Royal Sovereign-class battleship launched in 1892 and sold in 1911. HMS Repulse (1916) was a Renown-class battlecruiser...
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  • broken up in 1815. HMS Royal Oak was to have been a 74-gun third rate but she was renamed HMS Renown before her launch in 1798. HMS Royal Oak (1809) was...
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    squadron under Admiral Sir William Whitworth consisting of the battlecruiser HMS Renown and nine destroyers. After a short engagement, Gneisenau suffered moderate...
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