Renown-Klasse - HMS Repulse, HMS Renown (English, German, Paperback)

Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: HMS Repulse was a Renown-class battlecruiser, the second to last battlecruiser built by John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland, for the Royal Navy. She was originally intended to be a unit of the Revenge class battleships, but was ordered to a modified design. She was launched in 1916, too late to take part in the Battle of Jutland, but also too early to incorporate the lessons of that battle. Still in time to take part in the First World War, in September 1916 she joined the Grand Fleet as flagship of the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron. Repulse first saw action on 17 November 1917 at the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight. Commanded by Captain William "Ginger" Boyle she briefly engaged two German battleships, SMS Kaiser and Kaiserin, before they retired. The next month, Repulse was damaged in collision with the battlecruiser HMAS Australia. Considered a high-maintenance ship, she was given the unflattering nickname "HMS Repair." Her sister, Renown, was nicknamed "HMS Refit." Repulses first re-build took place from 1918-1920. The major element of refit was the replacement of her 6 in (15 cm) armour belt with 9 in (23 cm) and a further 6 in (15 cm) section above it protecting what had previously been unarmoured. Together with improved anti-torpedo bulges, this meant an additional 4,300 long tons (4,400 t) of armour. Her torpedo tubes were moved from below the waterline to pedestals on the deck. Repulse, as she was in 1919In 1924-1925, the mixture of low-angle 4 in (100 mm) and high-angle 3 in (76 mm) guns were changed to 4 in (100 mm) high-angle guns. Also included were improvements to the anti-aircraft armament, and facilities for a scout/spotter floatplane. From 1929-1931, Repulse was commanded by Captain Gerald Charles Dickens. The last major refit was 1933-1936, when she received more armour, more anti-aircraft guns (2-pounder pom-poms and 0.5 in (13 mm) Vickers machine guns) and a...http: //booksllc.net/?l=d