Editing HMS Repulse (1916) (section)

{{short description|1916 Renown-class battlecruiser of the Royal Navy}}
{{other ships|HMS Repulse}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
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{{Infobox ship image
|Ship image=File:Renown-7.jpg
|Ship caption=''Repulse'' with other capital ships of the [[Atlantic Fleet (United Kingdom)|Atlantic Fleet]] on manoeuvres in the 1920s
}}
{{Infobox ship career
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|Ship country=[[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}}
|Ship name=''Repulse''
|Ship namesake=
|Ship ordered=30 December 1914
|Ship builder=[[John Brown & Company]], Clydebank
|Ship laid down=25 January 1915
|Ship launched=8 January 1916
|Ship commissioned=18 August 1916
|Ship honours=
|Ship identification=[[Pennant number]]: 34
|Ship fate=Sunk by Japanese bombers, 10 December 1941
|Ship motto=*''Qui Tangit Frangitur''
* ''Who touches me is broken''
|Ship nickname=''Repair''<ref>Stephen, p. 103</ref>
|Ship notes=
|Ship badge=
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
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|Header caption=(as built)
|Ship class={{sclass|Renown|battlecruiser}}
|Ship displacement=*{{convert|27200|LT|t|0|lk=on}} (normal)
* {{convert|32220|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} ([[deep load]])
|Ship length=*{{convert|750|ft|2|in|m|1|abbr=on}} [[Length between perpendiculars|p.p.]]
* {{convert|794|ft|1.5|in|m|0|abbr=on}} ([[Length overall|o.a.]])
|Ship beam={{convert|90|ft|1.75|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|27|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}
|Ship power=* 42 × [[water-tube boiler]]s
* {{cvt|112000|shp|kW|lk=on}}
|Ship propulsion=*4 × shafts, 2 × [[steam turbine]] sets,
|Ship speed={{convert|31.5|kn|lk=in}}
|Ship armament=*3 × twin [[BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun|{{cvt|15|in|mm|0}} gun]]s
* 5 × triple, 2 × single [[BL 4 inch Mk IX naval gun|{{cvt|4|in|mm|0}} gun]]s
* 2 × single [[QF 3 inch 20 cwt|{{cvt|3|in|0|adj=on}}]] [[AA gun]]s
* 2 × [[British 21 inch torpedo|{{convert|21|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}]] [[torpedo tube]]s
|Ship armour=*[[Belt armor|Belt]]: {{convert|3|-|6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
* [[Deck (ship)|Deck]]s: {{convert|1|-|2.5|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
* [[Barbette]]s: {{convert|4|-|7|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
* [[Gun turret]]s: {{convert|7|-|9|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
* [[Conning tower]]: {{convert|10|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
* [[Bulkhead (partition)|Bulkhead]]s: {{convert|3|-|4|in|mm|abbr=on}}
|Ship crew=*967
* 1,222 (1919)
|Ship notes=
}}
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|Header caption=(1939)
|Ship class=
|Ship displacement={{convert|34600|LT|t|0|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|29|ft|8|in|m|0|abbr=on}}
|Ship power= 8 × boilers, {{convert|112000|shp|kW|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion=4 × shafts, 4 × steam turbines
|Ship speed={{convert|31|kn}}
|Ship range={{convert|6650|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} <!-- At what speed? -->
|Ship complement=1,181
|Ship armament=*3 × twin {{cvt|15|in|0|adj=on}} guns
* 3 × triple {{cvt|4|in|0|adj=on}} guns
* 6 × single {{cvt|4|in|mm|adj=on|0}} AA guns
* 2 × quadruple {{cvt|40|mm|1}} [[QF 2-pounder naval gun|2-pdr]] AA guns
|Ship armour=*[[Belt armor|Belt]]: {{convert|2|-|9|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
* [[Deck (ship)|Deck]]s: {{convert|1|-|4|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
* otherwise no change
|Ship aircraft=4 × [[seaplane]]s
|Ship aircraft facilities=1 × [[aircraft catapult]]
|Ship notes=
}}
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'''HMS ''Repulse''''' was one of two {{sclass|Renown|battlecruiser}}s built for the [[Royal Navy during the First World War]]. Originally laid down as an improved version of the {{sclass|Revenge|battleship|2}}, her construction was suspended on the outbreak of war because she would not be ready in time. [[John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher|Admiral Lord Fisher]], upon becoming [[First Sea Lord]], gained approval for her to resume construction as a battlecruiser that could be built and enter service quickly. The [[Director of Naval Construction]] (DNC), [[Sir Eustace Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, 1st Baronet|Eustace Tennyson-d'Eyncourt]], quickly produced an entirely new design to meet Admiral Lord Fisher's requirements and the builders agreed to deliver the ship in 15 months. They did not quite meet that ambitious goal, but the ship was delivered a few months after the [[Battle of Jutland]] in 1916. ''Repulse'' and her [[sister ship]] {{HMS|Renown|1916|2}} were the world's fastest [[capital ship]]s upon completion.

''Repulse'' participated in the [[Second Battle of Heligoland Bight]] in 1917, the only combat she saw during the war. She was reconstructed twice between the wars; a reconstruction in the 1920s increased her armour protection and made lesser improvements, while another in the 1930s was much more thorough. ''Repulse'' accompanied the battlecruiser {{HMS|Hood|51|2}} during the [[Cruise of the Special Service Squadron]] on a round-the-world cruise in 1923 to 1924 and protected international shipping during the [[Spanish Civil War]] in 1936 to 1939.

The ship spent the first months of the [[Second World War]] hunting for German raiders and blockade runners. She participated in the [[Norwegian Campaign]] of April to June 1940 and searched for the {{ship|German battleship|Bismarck||2|up=y}} in 1941. ''Repulse'' escorted a troop convoy around the [[Cape of Good Hope]] from August to October 1941 and was transferred to the [[East Indies Station|East Indies Command]]. She was assigned in November to [[Force Z]], which was supposed to deter Japanese aggression against [[British possessions]] in the Far East. ''Repulse'' and her [[consort (nautical)|consort]], the battleship {{HMS|Prince of Wales|53|2}}, were sunk by Japanese aircraft on 10 December 1941 when they attempted to intercept landings in [[British Malaya]].

In December 2023, a memorial was erected at [[Teluk Cempedak]] beach, commemorating both ''Repulse'' and ''Prince of Wales''. The memorial was unveiled by [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong|King]] [[Abdullah of Pahang]].<ref>{{cite web|title=King unveils memorial for HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales|website=Free Malaysia Today|date=10 December 2023|url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/12/10/king-unveils-memorial-for-hms-repulse-and-hms-prince-of-wales/|access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>