HMS Repulse
HMS Repulse
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HMS Repulse
Library of Congress LC-B2- 4991-13 [P&P] LOT 11258. Original url
HMS Tiger
An item dated Gibraltar 22nd reported that a part of the over there stationed British fleet was harassed by influenza especially the battleships Renown (1), Repulse (2) and Tiger (3). Of the crews of those ships were 102 patients transferred to the military hospital at Gibraltar and the ships placed in quarantine. Their squadron could for this reason not participate in the manoeuvres.
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1. Battle cruiser of the Renown-class, originally designed as a Revenge-class battleship. Laid down 25 January 1915 of the shipyard of Fairfield, Govan, Scotland was she stricken in 1940 and sold to be broken up.
2. Battle cruiser of the Renown-class, originally designed as a Revenge-class battleship. Laid down by John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland on 25 January 1915, launched on 8 January 1916, commissioned on 18 August 1916 and sunk by Japanese aircraft off Kuantan, South Chinese Sea on 10 December 1941.
3. Battle cruiser. Building ordered under the 1911-1912 Naval Programme. Laid down at John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland on 20 June 1912, launched on 10 December 1913, commissioned on 3 October 1914, in reserve since 22 August 1921, refitted in 1922, decommissioned on 14 February 1924. decommissioned at Rosyth, Scotland on 15 May 1931 and sold to Thos W. Ward, Inverkeithing be broken up in February 1932. Building costs included her armament 2.593.100 pond sterling
