HMS Repulse

Sunk

Type	Battlecruiser
Class	Renown
Wars	First World War, Second World War
Main guns	3 × twin 15 in (381 mm) guns

Refits

1918–1921	Her 6-inch armour belt replaced with 9-inch plates, some of them made for Chilean battleships, and torpedo bulges added.
1933–1936	Extra deck armour over her magazines and engines, a hangar and catapult for seaplanes, and more anti-aircraft guns.

Set Königsberg on fire at the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight. Sent to Singapore with Prince of Wales in 1941 and sunk with her by Japanese torpedo bombers off Kuantan on 10 December.

The battlecruiser HMS Repulse leading other Royal Navy capital ships during maneuvers, circa the late 1920s. The next ship astern is HMS Renown. The extensive external side armor of Repulse and the larger "bulge" of Renown allow these ships to be readily differentiated. Photo: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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	John Brown & Company, Clydebank
Laid down	25 January 1915
Launched	8 January 1916
Commissioned	18 August 1916
Displacement	27,200 long tons (27,636 t) (normal) 32,220 long tons (32,737 t) (deep load)
Length	750 ft 2 in (228.7 m) p.p. 794 ft 1.5 in (242 m) (o.a.)
Speed	31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph)
Complement	1,181 1,309 (December 1941)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

8 January 1916

Second Battle of Heligoland Bight

Survived

17 November 1917 · First World War

Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse

Sunk

10 December 1941 · Second World War