Editing HMS Repulse (1916) (section)

===First World War===
{{main|World War I}}
''Repulse'' was laid down by [[J. Brown Shipyard|John Brown]], [[Clydebank]], [[Scotland]] on 25 January 1915. The ship was launched on 8 January 1916 and completed on 18 August 1916, after the Battle of Jutland. Her construction cost £2,829,087 (£{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|2829087|1917|r=-4}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}).<ref name=b97/> She served with the [[Grand Fleet]] in the [[North Sea]] during the remaining two years of the First World War. ''Repulse'' relieved {{HMS|Lion|1910|2}} as flagship of the [[1st Battlecruiser Squadron (United Kingdom)|1st Battlecruiser Squadron]] for the duration of the war.<ref name=b02/>

====Second Battle of Heligoland Bight====
{{Main|Second Battle of Heligoland Bight}}
[[File:BRITISH SHIPS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR SP720.jpg|thumb|''Repulse'' in the [[Firth of Forth]] serving as the flagship of the [[1st Battlecruiser Squadron]], 1918]]
Over the course of 1917 the Admiralty became more concerned about German efforts in the North Sea to sweep paths through the British-laid minefields intended to restrict the actions of the [[High Seas Fleet]] and German [[submarine]]s. A preliminary raid on German minesweeping forces on 31 October by light forces destroyed ten small ships and the Admiralty decided on a larger operation to destroy the [[minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]]s and their escorting [[light cruiser]]s. Based on intelligence reports the Admiralty decided on 17 November 1917 to allocate two light cruiser squadrons, the [[1st Cruiser Squadron]] covered by the reinforced 1st BCS (less ''Renown'') and, more distantly, the [[battleship]]s of the [[1st Battle Squadron]] to the operation.<ref>Newbolt, pp. 164–165</ref>

The German ships, four light cruisers of II Scouting Force, eight [[destroyer]]s, three divisions of minesweepers, eight [[Sperrbrecher]]s (cork-filled [[naval trawler|trawler]]s, used to detonate mines without sinking) and two trawlers to mark the swept route, were spotted at 7:30&nbsp;a.m.,<ref group=Note>The times used in this article are in [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]], which is one hour behind [[Central European Time|CET]], which is often used in German works.</ref> silhouetted by the rising sun. The light battlecruiser {{HMS|Courageous|50|2}} and the light cruiser {{HMS|Cardiff|D58|2}} opened fire with their forward guns seven minutes later. The Germans responded by laying an effective [[smoke screen]]. The British continued in pursuit, but lost track of most of the smaller ships in the smoke and concentrated fire on the light cruisers as opportunity permitted. ''Repulse'' was detached not long after and raced forward at full speed to engage the enemy ships. She opened fire at about 9:00,<ref>Newbolt, pp. 173–175</ref> scoring a single hit on the light cruiser {{SMS|Königsberg|1915|6}} during the battle.<ref name=b02>Burt 1986, p. 302</ref> When the German battleships {{SMS|Kaiser|1911|6}} and {{SMS|Kaiserin}} were spotted about 9:50 the British broke off their pursuit and ''Repulse'' covered their retreat, aided by a heavy fog that came down around 10:40.<ref>Newbolt, pp. 175–176</ref> The ship fired a total of 54 15-inch shells during the battle and scored one hit on the light cruiser ''Königsberg'' that temporarily reduced her speed.<ref>Campbell, p. 64</ref>

On 12 December 1917, ''Repulse'' was damaged in a collision with the battlecruiser {{HMAS|Australia|1911|6}}.<ref>Roberts, p. 123</ref> The ship was present at the surrender of the High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow on 21 November 1918.<ref name=b02/>