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 Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow, England on 29 November 1913, launched on 14 January 1915, commissioned on 30 December 1916, added to the stokers’ training establishment HMS Imperieuse since 1944 and sold to be broken up at Faslane on 5 May 1948. Pennant number 09. Building costs 2.449.680 pound sterling.
Displacement 30.450 tons/29.970 long tons(standard)-31.630/31.130 long tons (deep load) tons and as dimensions 189.2 x 27 x 10,2 1918) metres or 620.7 x 88.6) x33.7 feet. The steam turbines and 18 boilers supplied 40/000 ship allowing a speed of 23 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.
