HMS Renown

Summary

HMS Renown is a battlecruiser^[1]. It draws 7,701 Wikipedia views per month (battlecruiser category, ranking #8 of 31).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Renown's instance of is recorded as battlecruiser^[3].
• HMS Renown is operated by Royal Navy^[4].
• HMS Renown's manufacturer is recorded as Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company^[5].
• HMS Renown's vessel class is recorded as Renown-class battlecruiser^[6].
• HMS Renown's Commons category is recorded as HMS Renown (ship, 1916)^[7].
• HMS Renown's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[8].
• HMS Renown's armament is recorded as BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun^[9].
• HMS Renown's armament is recorded as QF 4.5 inch Mk I – V gun^[10].
• HMS Renown's armament is recorded as QF 3 inch 20 cwt gun^[11].
• HMS Renown's armament is recorded as torpedo tube^[12].
• HMS Renown was part of the conflict World War I^[13].
• HMS Renown was part of the conflict World War II^[14].
• HMS Renown's service entry is recorded as September 21, 1916^[15].
• HMS Renown's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[16].
• HMS Renown's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[17].
• HMS Renown's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[18].
• HMS Renown's significant event is recorded as commandry^[19].
• HMS Renown's significant event is recorded as ship breaking^[20].
• HMS Renown's pennant number is recorded as 72^[21].
• HMS Renown's Commons gallery is recorded as HMS Renown (1916)^[22].
• HMS Renown's described by source is recorded as Drachinifel^[23].
• HMS Renown's described by source is recorded as naval-history.net^[24].
• HMS Renown's participant in is recorded as Old Weather^[25].
• HMS Renown's short name is recorded as Renown^[26].
• HMS Renown's different from is recorded as HMS Renown^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for HMS Renown include Renown-class battlecruiser^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1916^[30].

Why It Matters

HMS Renown draws 7,701 Wikipedia views per month (battlecruiser category, ranking #8 of 31).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Renown-class battlecruiser^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1916^[30].