IMPROVING THE RENOWN.
The announcement that the Renown, which returned to Portsmouth in October, at the conclusion of the Prince of Wales' tour, is not to be recommissioned for the present, suggests, says the Naval and -Military Record, that she is to undergo a refit on the same lines as the Repulse. This work is essential if she is to rank as equal to her sister ship in fighting value. The cost of rearmouring her and otherwise improving her powers of offence and defence, will undoubtedly be fieavv, but it would be false economy to recommission this ship in her present condition. Since the exigencies of national finance permit us to keep only a small part of the navy in full commission, it is more than ever desirable to restrict the active fleet to ships that are thoroughly efficient and battle-worthy. Any money that may be spent on improving the Renown will therefore be a good investment, as this ship is one of our fastest battlecruisers.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17664, 28 December 1920, Page 5
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