ClassRenown class
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom
Builder / shipyardFairfield, Govan
Laid down1915-01-25
Launched1916-03-04
Completed1916-09
Recorded statusScrapped
What is known about this ship
HMS Renown was a member of the Renown class.
Service history
Served with the Grand Fleet after completion and was extensively rebuilt between the wars.
Class context: Renown class
Renown and Repulse were wartime battlecruisers built around speed and six 15-inch guns.
Later service and disposition
sold for scrapping.
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of Renown class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.
Sources and further reading
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921Conway Maritime Press
- British Battleships of World War OneSeaforth Publishing
- British Battleships 1906–1946Seaforth Publishing
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