HMS Renown (72) was one of the most versatile and widely deployed capital ships of World War II — a battlecruiser born in World War I, reinvented in the 1930s, and then thrust into some of the most dramatic naval operations of the next global conflict.
Early in the war, Renown engaged the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in a fierce gun duel off Norway. Despite being older than both opponents, Renown used her superior speed and maneuverability to drive them off — earning respect from friend and foe alike.
Renown went on to escort convoys through Arctic tempests, hunt surface raiders in the Atlantic, clash with Italian forces in the Mediterranean, and serve as the flagship of Force H. Her long-range gunnery, upgraded fire control, and renewed armor turned her into a formidable modern ship despite her World War I origins.
From the freezing seas of Norway to the burning waters of the Indian Ocean, Renown proved again and again that she was more than an old battlecruiser — she was a survivor, a fighter, and one of the Royal Navy’s most reliable capital ships.
This is the story of HMS Renown — the battlecruiser that refused to fade away.
Early in the war, Renown engaged the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in a fierce gun duel off Norway. Despite being older than both opponents, Renown used her superior speed and maneuverability to drive them off — earning respect from friend and foe alike.
Renown went on to escort convoys through Arctic tempests, hunt surface raiders in the Atlantic, clash with Italian forces in the Mediterranean, and serve as the flagship of Force H. Her long-range gunnery, upgraded fire control, and renewed armor turned her into a formidable modern ship despite her World War I origins.
From the freezing seas of Norway to the burning waters of the Indian Ocean, Renown proved again and again that she was more than an old battlecruiser — she was a survivor, a fighter, and one of the Royal Navy’s most reliable capital ships.
This is the story of HMS Renown — the battlecruiser that refused to fade away.
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