![]() ![]() Renown did not see combat during the war and was reconstructed twice between the wars the 1920s reconstruction increased her armour protection and made other more minor improvements, while the 1930s reconstruction was much more thorough. Renown, and her sister HMS Repulse, were the world's fastest capital ships upon completion. They did not quite meet that ambitious goal, but the ship was delivered a few months after the Battle of Jutland in 1916. ![]() The Director of Naval Construction (DNC), Eustace Tennyson-D'Eyncourt, quickly produced an entirely new design to meet Admiral Lord Fisher's requirements and the builders agreed to deliver the ships in 15 months. Admiral Lord Fisher, upon becoming First Sea Lord, gained approval to restart her construction as a battlecruiser that could be built and enter service quickly. Her construction was suspended on the outbreak of war on the grounds she would not be ready in a timely manner. She was originally laid down as an improved version of the Revenge-class battleships. HMS Renown was the lead ship of her class of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy built during the First World War. ![]()
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