Reconstructed Renown Ready Again
LONDON. July 30,
After throe years in Portsmouth dockyard, where she has been almost rebuilt, the 32.000 ton battle-cruiser. Renown, is undergoing her trials. The reconstruction, which has radically altered her pppcrrtnco, cost £3.088,000. which equals the ship’s original cost.
The main armament of six 15-inch remains, but the secondary armament and anti-aircraft batteries have been greatly strengthened.
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Northern Advocate, 31 July 1939, Page 6
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