Drawing made by G.J. Frans Naerebout and published in Op de Lange Deining written by G.A.J. Bovens
With our thanks to Hood
An item reported the departure a day earlier by the British Atlantic Fleet towards the North Sea for manoeuvres suggesting a battle between cruisers. The large battle cruiser HMS Hood (1), Renown (2) and Repulse (3) participated in the manoeuvres. It was said that new and secret equipment against air attacks would be tested.
Notes
1. Nicknamed Mighty Hood. Pennant 51. Her building at the shipyard of John Brown&Company was ordered on 7 April 1916, laid down on 1 September, launched on 22 August 1918, commissioned on 15 May 1920 as world largest warship, sunk on 24 May 1941 during her battle with the German battleship Bismarck. The only one of the four projected Admiral class battle cruisers caused by an insufficient design despite the modifications after the Battle of Jutland (31 May-1 June 1916).
2. 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.
3. 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.
