HMS Renown
Survived
| Type | Battlecruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Renown |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 6 × 15″ guns in 3 twin turrets |
Refits
| 1936–1939 | Rebuilt with new engines, a tower bridge, thicker armour and twenty 4.5-inch dual-purpose guns. |
Repulse's sister. Somerville's flagship at Cape Spartivento, after a rebuild that made her the most modern of the old capital ships. Scrapped in 1948.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 3 × twin 15 in (381 mm) guns
- 5 × triple, 2 × single 4 in (102 mm) guns
- 2 × single 3 in (76 mm) AA guns
- 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Belt: 3–6 in (76–152 mm)
- Decks: 1–2.5 in (25–64 mm)
- Barbettes: 4–7 in (102–178 mm)
- Gun turrets: 7–9 in (178–229 mm)
- Conning tower: 10 in (254 mm)
- Bulkheads: 3–4 in (76–102 mm)
| Builder | Fairfield, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 25 January 1915 |
| Launched | 4 March 1916 |
| Commissioned | 20 September 1916 |
| Displacement | 27,200 long tons (27,600 t) (normal) 32,220 long tons (32,740 t) (deep load) |
| Length | 750 ft 2 in (228.7 m) (p.p.) 794 ft 1.5 in (242.0 m) (o.a.) |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Complement | 1,200 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
4 March 1916
Refit
1936–1939
Rebuilt with new engines, a tower bridge, thicker armour and twenty 4.5-inch dual-purpose guns.
Action off Lofoten
Damaged
9 April 1940
Whitworth's flagship; hit twice
Battle of Cape Spartivento
Survived
27 November 1940
Somerville's flagship
26 May 1941
Somerville's flagship
Fate
Survived
Sold for scrap, 19 March 1948