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Tuesday, 9 July 2024

British battle cruiser HMS Repulse returning home according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary (W.I.S.) No. 10 dated 12 March 1921

An item 9 March reported that the British battle cruiser HMS Repulse left Argosa Bay, Spain bound for Portland.(1)

Note

1. Pennant 34. Part of Renown-class preceded by HMS Tiger succeeded by Courageous-class, ordered on 30 December 1914, laid down by John Brown&Company, Clydebank, Scotland on 25 January 1915, launched on 8 January 1916, commissioned on 18 August 1916 and sunk in a Japanese air attack on 10 December 1941.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-121-21

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