The Probert Encyclopaedia of Ships

RENOWN

HMS Renown was a British battle cruiser of 30750 tons displacement launched in 1916. HMS Renown was powered by eight Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 29 knots and a range of 3650 miles. HMS Renown carried a crew of 1205 and was armed with six 15-inch 42 calibre guns; eight 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns; twenty-four 2 pounder anti-aircraft guns and sixty-four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns. Originally designated as a Battleship, after the Battle of The Falkland Islands she was redesignated a Battle Cruiser.
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