HMS Renown
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Renown, whilst three others have borne the name at various stages in their construction:
- Template:Ship was a 20-gun fireship, previously the Template:Ship. She was captured in 1651 by Template:Ship and sold in 1654.
- Template:HMS was a 30-gun fifth rate, previously the French ship Renommée. She was captured in 1747 by Template:HMS and broken up in 1771.
- Template:HMS was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1774 and broken up in 1794.
- Template:HMS was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1798. She had been built under the name HMS Royal Oak, but was renamed in 1796. She was on harbour service from 1814 and was broken up in 1835.
- Template:HMS was a 91-gun second rate launched in 1857 and sold to Prussia in 1870.
- HMS Renown was to have been a Template:Sclass, but she was renamed Template:HMS in 1887 and launched later that year.
- HMS Renown was to have been a Template:Sclass but she was renamed Template:HMS in 1890 and launched in 1891.
- Template:HMS was a unique battleship launched in 1895 and sold for scrap in 1914.
- HMS Renown was to have been a Template:Sclass but she was renamed Template:HMS in 1913 and launched in 1915.
- Template:HMS was a Template:Sclass launched in 1916 and sold in 1948.
- Template:HMS was a Template:Sclass launched in 1967. She was paid off in 1996 and is currently awaiting disposal.
Battle honoursEdit
Ships named Renown have earned the following battle honours: Template:Div col
- Gabbard, 1653
- Scheveningen, 1653
- Ushant, 1782
- Egypt, 1801
- Norway, 1940
- Spartivento, 1940
- Atlantic, 1940
- Bismarck, 1941
- Mediterranean, 1941
- Malta Convoys, 1941−42
- Arctic, 1942
- North Africa, 1942
- Sabang, 1944
- East Indies, 1944