Part of the Revenge-class although often referred to as the Royal Sovereign-class or even ‘R‘_class. There were totally 8 ships planned of which two the Renown and Repulse were built using another design as battle cruisers and the third one the Resistance was cancelled. The 5 sister ships were the Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, Revenge, Ramillies and Resolution. Preceded by the Queen Elisabeth-class and to be succeeded by the planned but never realized N3 class and the realized Nelson-class.
Laid down at William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir, Scotland on 12 November 1913, launched on 12 June 1916, commissioned on 1 September 1917 and broken up at Troon, England in 1949. Pennant 07. Building cost 3.295.810 pound sterling.
Displacement 30.900 tons30.400 long tons (standard)-34.11033.570 long tons (deep load) tons and as dimensions 190 x 27,0-30,9(after 1918) x 8,7-9,7 (after 1918) metres or 624 x 88.5-101.6 (after 1918) x 28.6-31.11 (after 1918) feet. The 4 steam turbines and 18 boilers supplied 40.000 ship allowing a speed of 21,5 knots and with a speed of 10 knots a range of 7.000 nautical miles. The strength of the crew varied between 997-1.150 men. The armour consisted of a 10,2/15,2-33cm or 4/4-13” thick belt, a deck with as maximum 12,7cm/5” thickness, while the turrets, barbettes and citadel were protected by respectively 12,7cm/33cm or5-13”, maximum 25,4cm/10” and 27,9cn/11”. The armament consisted of 4x2-38,1cm/15” L/42 guns, 14-15,24cm/6” breech loading Mk XII guns, 2-7,6cm/3” quick firing 20 cwt anti aircraft guns, 4-4m7cm guns and 4-53cm/21” submerged torpedo tubes.
