The Battle-cruiser HMS Renown 1916-48 - Softcover

Smith, Peter C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848845200 ISBN 13: 9781848845206

Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime, 2011

Synopsis

This is the story of the Royal Navy battle-cruiser HMS Renown, a famous ship with a long and distinguished operational career. Originally built for the First World War she subsequently served in the postwar fleet and took royalty around the world. Modernized just in time for World War Two, she rejoined the fleet in September, 1939 and for the first two years of the war her speed and heavy gun armament made her one of the most important ships of the fleet.

She escorted the famous carrier Ark Royal for most of her illustrious career as flagship of Force ‘H’ in the Mediterranean and took part in many stirring battles and convoy actions. Later she covered Russian convoys in the Arctic before going out to the Indian Ocean where she took part in attacks on Japanese targets in the Indian Ocean. Her final duties included the meeting of King George VI and President Truman in 1945.

A host of fresh detail coupled with eyewitness memoirs from former crew members make this an outstanding warship biography.

About this title

About the Author

Peter C. Smith is well-known to aviation and maritime history readers. He has written over 67 previously published books. Amongst these are Skua, Detroyer Leader, Into the Minefields and Naval Warfare in the English Channel 1939-1945, all published by Pen & Sword.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1848845200
• ISBN 13: 9781848845206
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256