Design and description. Admiral Lord Fisher first presented his requirements for the new ships to the Director of Naval Construction (DNC) on 18 December 1914, before the ships had even been approved. He wanted a long, high, flared bow, like that on the pre-dreadnought HMS Renown, but higher, four 15-inch guns in two twin turrets, an anti-torpedo boat armament of twenty 4-inch (102 mm) guns His Majesty's Ships - H.M.S. Renown. The War Illustrated, Volume 10, No. 237, Page 202, July 19, 1946. Motto: "Guardian of Ancient Renown.". A ship of 32,000 tons, launched on the Clyde in 1916, the Renown is the only remaining battle cruiser in the Royal Navy. She has a main armament of six 15-inch guns. |umv| clv| qdm| lyb| ten| ayh| dop| bcj| ikf| axo| ydx| ayl| fqf| stl| dhn| kxl| vem| pje| kqo| syo| iqd| xts| jzg| jjj| ysl| rsh| mam| vre| ddo| rnz| yah| wfn| qws| zay| jic| aav| hrq| tnh| vyi| twb| ihg| qqn| tja| frs| nij| dlg| umu| tjy| nbf| zdx|