Battleship



HMS Renown, 1901


ClassCenturion
BuiltPembroke Dock, 1895
Armament10 inch Guns
StationsNorth America and West Indies 1897 - 1899
Mediterranean 1899 - 1909
FateBroken up at Blyth, 1914
NotesThe Renown was the Flagship of Admiral Fisher on the North Atlantic and, when he was transferred, the Mediterrenean stations. It was a very reliable ship liked by all who sailed on her. Her guns were mounted in protective shields, but even this innovation was not enough to allow her to be eclipsed by the Battleship technology of the Dreadnoughts.


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by Stephen Luscombe