England modernizing old battleships according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1937 No. 3

Queen Elizabeth-class

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An item referred to the U.S.R. dated 25 February 1937 that against the end of the year the British battleships Valiant (1) , Queen Elizabeth (2) and Renown (3) were lying at naval yards to be fitted out with new turbines. The British Royal Navy possessed as that moment 15 battleships.

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1. Part of the Queen Elizabeth-class consisting of the Queen Elizabeth, Malaya, Warspite, Valiant, Barham, Malaya and the in 1914 cancelled Agincourt. Preceded by the Iron Duke-class and succeeded by the Revenge-class. Pennant 02. Laid down at Fairfield, Clydebank, Scotland on 31 January 1913, launched on 4 November 1914, completed in February 1916, commissioned on 13 January 1916, modernized 1929-1930 and March 1937-November 1939, decommissioned in July 1945 and sold to be broken up on 19 March 1948 by Arnott Young at Cairnryan, Scotland in 1948. Building costs 2.537.037 pond sterling.
2. Part of the Queen Elizabeth-class consisting of the Queen Elizabeth, Malaya, Warspite, Valiant, Barham, Malaya and the in 1914 cancelled Agincourt. Preceded by the Iron Duke-class and succeeded by the Revenge-class. Pennant 00. Laid down at the Portsmouth Royal Dockyard on 21 October 1912, launched on 16 October 1913, completed in January 1914, commissioned on 22 December 1914, stricken on 7 July 1948 and sold to Arnott Young and broken up at Dalmuir, Scotland.
3. Battle cruiser of the Renown-class consisting of the Renown and Repulse, building ordered on 30 December 1914, laid down by Fairfield, Govan, Scotland on 25 January 1915, launched on 4 March 1916, commissioned on 20 September 1916 and sold to be broken up on 19 March 1948.