H.M.S. Renown (1916)
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| H.M.S. Renown (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 64 (Jan 916) 99 (Jan 1918) 23 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan[2] |
| Laid down: | 25 Jan, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 4 Mar, 1916[4] |
| Commissioned: | Sep, 1916[5] |
| Sold: | 19 Mar, 1948[6] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Renown was the lead ship in her class of "large light cruisers", which were essentially battlecruisers.
Construction & Service
Renown was completed with her main battery director in place, but had her secondary battery director system installed in October, 1916 — one month after she entered service.[7]
Renown was completed in September, 1916, too late to participate in the Battle of Jutland. She never saw combat in the war, though her sister H.M.S. Repulse fought in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight.
Renown paid off at Portsmouth on 1 November, 1920.[8]
Paid off into Dockyard Control on 19 July, 1923.[9]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 2 September, 1926 for service with the Battle Cruiser Squadron supporting the Atlantic Fleet.[10]
Completed to full complement at Portsmouth on 7 June, 1929.[11]
She re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 9 June, 1932.[12]
Renown paid off into Dockyard Control on 2 September, 1936.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Hugh F. P. Sinclair, 12 September, 1916[14] – 13 August, 1917[15]
- Captain Michael H. Hodges, 13 August, 1917[16] – April, 1918[17]
- Captain Arthur W. Craig, 17 April, 1918[18] – 14 January, 1919
- Captain Ernest A. Taylor, 14 January, 1919[19] – 2 August, 1921
- Captain Herbert Meade, 4 August, 1921[20] – 16 October, 1922[21]
- Captain The Hon. E. Rupert Drummond, August, 1922 – 21 December, 1922 (took command upon reducing to reserve)
- Captain Norton A. Sulivan, 20 July, 1926[22] – 19 December, 1927
- Captain Sidney R. Bailey, 19 December, 1927[23] – 1 April, 1929[24]
- Captain Cecil P. Talbot, 1 April, 1929[25] – 20 December, 1930[26] (and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to Rear Admiral Pound on transfer of flag)
- Captain G. Frederick B. Edward-Collins, 22 December, 1930[27] – 21 March, 1932[28] (as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to V/A Pound)
- Captain Henry G. Thursfield, 21 March, 1932[29] – May, 1932 (temporary, developed an ulcer)
- Captain Thomas F. P. Calvert, 16 May, 1932[30][31] – 14 August, 1933[32]
- Captain Geoffrey Layton, 18 August, 1933[33] – 3 May, 1934[34]
- Captain Henry R. Sawbridge, 3 May, 1934[35] – 18 December, 1935[36]
- Captain Roderick B. T. Miles, 19 December, 1935[37] – 31 August, 1936[38] (and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to V.A. First Battle Squadron vice Holland)
- Captain Charles E. B. Simeon, 15 May, 1939[39] – 23 January, 1941[40]
- Captain Rhoderick R. McGrigor, 23 December, 1940[41] – 26 August, 1941[42]
- Captain Charles S. Daniel, 26 August, 1941[43] – 2 January, 1943[44]
- Captain William E. Parry, 2 January, 1943[45] – 8 December, 1943[46]
- Captain Basil C. B. Brooke, 8 December, 1943[47] – 4 January, 1946[48]
- Acting Captain John H. Jauncey, 4 January, 1946[49] – 10 August, 1946[50]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 36.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 36.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 38.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 36.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 38.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 36.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-11, 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 853.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 263.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 263.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). pp. 263-4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 266.
- ↑ Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 368.
- ↑ Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 368.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 891.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 891.
- ↑ Meade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 177.
- ↑ Meade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 177.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 262.
- ↑ Bailey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 218.
- ↑ Bailey Service Record. The National Archives. 196/47. f. 218.
- ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/120. f. 65.
- ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/120. f. 65.
- ↑ Edward-Collins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 154.
- ↑ Edward-Collins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 154.
- ↑ Thursfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 276.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 263.
- ↑ Calvert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/14. f. 7.
- ↑ Calvert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/14. f. 7.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 265.
- ↑ He was superseded by Miles. Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
- ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
- ↑ Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 246.
- ↑ Jauncey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/132. f. 246.
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Roberts, John (1997). Battlecruisers. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 186176006X. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1557500681. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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