HMS Renown

Summary

HMS Renown is a battlecruiser^[1]. It draws 374 Wikipedia views per month (battlecruiser category, ranking #8 of 31).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Renown's image is recorded as Battlecruiser HMS Renown - IWM Q 75273 (cropped).jpg^[3].
• HMS Renown's instance of is recorded as battlecruiser^[4].
• HMS Renown's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[5].
• HMS Renown's manufacturer is recorded as Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company^[6].
• HMS Renown's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 159708164^[7].
• HMS Renown's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2009025553^[8].
• HMS Renown's vessel class is recorded as Renown-class battlecruiser^[9].
• HMS Renown's Commons category is recorded as HMS Renown (ship, 1916)^[10].
• HMS Renown's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[11].
• HMS Renown's armament is recorded as BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun^[12].
• HMS Renown's armament is recorded as QF 4.5 inch Mk I – V gun^[13].
• HMS Renown's armament is recorded as QF 3 inch 20 cwt gun^[14].
• HMS Renown's armament is recorded as torpedo tube^[15].
• HMS Renown's participated in conflict is recorded as World War I^[16].
• HMS Renown's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[17].
• HMS Renown's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02g65b^[18].
• HMS Renown's service entry is recorded as +1916-09-21T00:00:00Z^[19].
• HMS Renown's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[20].
• HMS Renown's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[21].
• HMS Renown's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[22].
• HMS Renown's significant event is recorded as commandry^[23].
• HMS Renown's significant event is recorded as ship breaking^[24].
• HMS Renown's pennant number is recorded as 72^[25].
• HMS Renown's Commons gallery is recorded as HMS Renown (1916)^[26].
• HMS Renown's described by source is recorded as Drachinifel^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for HMS Renown include Renown-class battlecruiser^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1916^[30].

Why It Matters

HMS Renown draws 374 Wikipedia views per month (battlecruiser category, ranking #8 of 31).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Renown-class battlecruiser^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1916^[30].