Renown Class (1915) Battlecruisers Class Overview

Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
John Brown & Co.
Clydebank, Scotland

Jan. 8, 1916
Aug. 18, 1916
Fate
Sunk Dec. 10, 1941 by Japanese land based aircraft (bombed and torpedoed).

Location: South China Sea, 67 miles east of Pekan, Malaysia.
(03.37N - 104.21E)

513 crewmen were killed, 796 survivors were picked up by HMS Electra H-27 and
HMAS Vampire D-68.
Name
Builder
Launched
Commissioned
Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Ltd.
Govan, Scotland

Mar. 4, 1916
Sept. 20, 1916
Fate
Sold Mar. 19, 1948 to Metal Industries and scrapped at Faslane, Scotland.


Class Notes:
Both were originally ordered as Revenge Class battleships but were modified after the
beginning of World War 1. Repulse was ordered from Palmers but the work had to be
moved to John Brown.


Page revised Feb. 23, 2007