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, Govan[2] |
| Laid down: | 25 Jan, 1915[3] |
| Launched: | 4 Mar, 1916[4] |
| Commissioned: | Sep, 1916[5] |
| Sold: | 19 Mar, 1948[6] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Service
Paid off at Portsmouth on 1 November, 1920.[7]
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.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Hugh F. P. Sinclair, 12 September, 1916[9] – 13 August, 1917[10]
- Captain Michael H. Hodges, 13 August, 1917[11] – April, 1918[12]
- Captain Arthur W. Craig, 17 April, 1918[13]
- Captain Ernest A. Taylor, 14 January, 1919[14]
- Commander Hugh H. Rogers, 15 January, 1919[15] (temporary)
- Captain Herbert Meade, 4 August, 1921[16] – 16 October, 1922[17]
- Captain Norton A. Sulivan, 1926[18]
- Captain Sidney R. Bailey, 19 December, 1927[19] – 1 April, 1929[20]
- Captain G. Frederick B. Edward-Collins, 22 December, 1930[21] – 21 March, 1932[22] (as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to V/A Pound)
- Captain Henry G. Thursfield, 21 March, 1932[23] (temporary)
- Captain Thomas F. P. Calvert, 16 May, 1932[24] – 14 August, 1933[25]
- Captain Henry R. Sawbridge, ? – 18 December, 1935[26]
- Captain Roderick B. T. Miles, 19 December, 1935[27] – 31 August, 1936[28] (and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to V.A. First Battle Squadron vice Holland)
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 Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 853.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 852.
- ↑ Meade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 177.
- ↑ Meade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 177.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Bailey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 218.
- ↑ Bailey Service Record. The National Archives. 196/47. f. 218.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Calvert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/14. f. 7.
- ↑ Calvert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/14. f. 7.
- ↑ 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.
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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