H.M.S. Renown (1916)
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| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 23 (April, 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Fairfield, Govan |
| Laid Down: | 25 January, 1915 |
| Launched: | 4 March, 1916 |
| Commissioned: | 20 September, 1916 |
| Sold: | 19 March, 1948 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Alterations
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.[2]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Hugh F. P. Sinclair, 12 September, 1916.[3]
- Captain Michael H. Hodges, 13 August, 1917.[4]
- Captain Arthur W. Craig, 17 April, 1918.[5]
- Captain Hugh L. P. Heard, 7 January, 1919.[6]
- Captain Ernest A. Taylor, 14 January, 1919.[7]
- Captain Sidney R. Bailey, 19 December, 1927.[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar & Colledge.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-11, 16.
- ↑ Sinclair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 368.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 471.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 891.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, p. 3.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List (August, 1919). p. 891.
- ↑ Bailey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 218.
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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