Renown-class battlecruiser, was built during the First World War.
The Second Battle of Heligoland Bight (1917)
reconstruction (1920s ~ 1930s) - increased her armour protection & other improvement
protected international shipping during the Spanish Civil War (1936 ~ 1939)
Norwegian Campaign (April ~ June 1940)
Battle of Malaya (マレー沖海戦) - Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse (10 December 1941) - Force Z (battleship Prince of Wales, battlecruiser Repulse and destroyers Electra, Express, Tenedos and HMAS Vampire) was ordered to attack Japanese transports at Kota Bharu, Prince of Wales and Repulse were bombed and hit by torpedoes from G3M Nell & G4M Betty at 11:00 and both were sunk ~2hrs later.
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