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Monday, 30 September 2024

British battleship HMS Renown 1893-1914

Centurion-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
HMS Renown. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Majestic-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Preceded by Centurion-class succeeded by Majestic-class. Of the three designs submitted by Director of Naval Construction Sir William Henry White 2 February 1845 Plymouth, England-27 February 1913 London, England) in early April 1892 was the smallest chosen on 11 April the same year. Nicknamed The Battleship Yacht. Laid down by Pembroke Dockyard on 1 February 1893, launched on 8 May 1895, completed in January 1897, decommissioned and stricken on 31 January 1913 and sold to be broken up on 1 April 1914. 

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