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| − | ''Renown'' was completed with her main battery director in place, but had her secondary battery director system installed in | + | ''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.<ref>''The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships'', pp. 9-11, 16.</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:30, 14 January 2011
| H.M.S. Renown | |
| 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]
Commanding Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Hugh F. P. Sinclair, August, 1916.[3]
- Captain Arthur W. Craig, 17 April, 1918.[4]
- Captain Hugh L. P. Heard, 7 January, 1919.[5]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar & Colledge.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-11, 16.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 397g.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 891.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, pg. 3.
Bibliography
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibRobertsBattlecruisers
