HMS Renown

E482341

Royal Navy warship battlecruiser

HMS Renown was a British Royal Navy battlecruiser that served in both World Wars, noted for her high speed, heavy armament, and extensive modernizations.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
HMS Renown canonical	5
British battlecruiser Renown	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy warship ⓘ battlecruiser ⓘ
armament	6 × 15-inch (381 mm) guns in three twin turrets ⓘ anti-aircraft guns (various types over career) ⓘ secondary 4-inch guns (various configurations over career) ⓘ torpedo tubes (removed in later refits) ⓘ
armor	relatively light belt armor as built ⓘ
beam	about 90 feet ⓘ
builder	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissioned	1916-09-20 ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
decommissioned	1948-05-15 ⓘ
designPurpose	high-speed battlecruiser emphasizing speed and heavy guns over armor ⓘ
displacement	approximately 27,000 tons standard after reconstruction ⓘ
engagement	action against German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau off Lofoten, April 1940 ⓘ
era	First World War era capital ship ⓘ Second World War capital ship ⓘ interwar period capital ship ⓘ
fate	scrapped ⓘ
followedBy	Admiral-class battlecruisers (design lineage) ⓘ
laidDown	1915-01-25 ⓘ
launched	1916-03-04 ⓘ
length	about 794 feet overall ⓘ
modernization	extensively reconstructed 1920s ⓘ major reconstruction 1936–1939 ⓘ
namedAfter	earlier Royal Navy ships named Renown ⓘ
notablePassenger	King George VI on some royal tours ⓘ
notableRole	escort for major convoys and task forces in World War II ⓘ fast capital ship for fleet scouting and covering operations ⓘ
operator	Royal Navy ⓘ
pennantNumber	72 ⓘ
precededBy	HMS Tiger (as previous British battlecruiser design) NERFINISHED ⓘ
propulsion	oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
reconstructionFeatures	enhanced anti-aircraft armament ⓘ improved armor protection ⓘ new superstructure and bridge ⓘ upgraded machinery ⓘ
role	flagship of various Royal Navy formations at different times ⓘ
scrappedAt	Inverkeithing NERFINISHED ⓘ
scrappedYear	1948 ⓘ
service	World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
shipClass	Renown-class battlecruiser ⓘ
shipyard	Fairfield Shipyard, Govan NERFINISHED ⓘ
sisterShip	HMS Repulse NERFINISHED ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
topSpeed	about 32 knots as built ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Cape Spartivento → shipInvolved → HMS Renown ⓘ

Battle of Cape Spartivento → battleshipInvolved → HMS Renown ⓘ

Operation Substance → includedShip → HMS Renown ⓘ

Resolution-class submarines → memberOfClass → HMS Renown ⓘ

Resolution-class ballistic missile submarine → shipInClass → HMS Renown ⓘ

Battle of Cape Teulada → shipClassInvolved → HMS Renown ⓘ

this entity surface form: British battlecruiser Renown