Renown-class battlecruiser

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. Admiral Lord Fisher, upon becoming First Sea Lord, gained approval to restart their construction as battlecruisers that could be built and enter service quickly. The Director of Naval Construction (DNC), Eustace Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, quickly produced an entirely new design to meet Admiral Lord Fisher's requirements and the builders agreed to deliver the ships in 15 months. They did not quite meet that ambitious goal, but they were delivered a few months after the Battle of Jutland in 1916. They were the world's fastest capital ships upon their commissioning.

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Renown class
speed 32 knot,
battlecruiser, Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Royal Navy, John Brown & Company, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,

HMS Renown, HMS Repulse,

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HMS Renown ⓘ
1916 Renown-class battlecruiser
HMS Repulse ⓘ
1916 Renown-class battlecruiser

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1916 — 1945 Renown-class battlecruiser

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1916 HMS Renown

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The battle-cruiser 'Renown' or 'Repulse'; and studies of a man in a rowing boat RMG PV3180

The Battlecruiser Force of the Grand Fleet in the Firth of Forth, with ships of the 5th Battle Squadron, 1918 RMG PV2767

HMS 'Renown' or 'Repulse' seen in distant silhouette, with a plume of funnel smoke rising RMG PU9995

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

link	page		Dreadnought Project page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Naval Encyclopedia page^@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page^@		Wikidata
object	watercraft	1916	HMS Renown	battlecruiser, Renown-class battlecruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1916	HMS Repulse	Renown-class battlecruiser, shipwreck, battlecruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		The battle-cruiser 'Renown' or 'Repulse'; and studies of a man in a rowing boat RMG PV3180		Commons
commons	image		The Battlecruiser Force of the Grand Fleet in the Firth of Forth, with ships of the 5th Battle Squadron, 1918 RMG PV2767		Commons
commons	image		HMS 'Renown' or 'Repulse' seen in distant silhouette, with a plume of funnel smoke rising RMG PU9995		Commons
commons	image		GeZEl-PawAALpaV		Commons

Renown-class battlecruiser

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