White Ensign Models 1/700 HMS Renown 1942 Royal Navy Renown Class Battlecruiser Kit (K738)

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White Ensign Models 1/700 HMS Renown 1942 Royal Navy Renown Class Battlecruiser Kit (K738)
HMS Renown of 1893 was the 7ship of the name in the Royal Navy. She was the last 2 class battleship ordered by the Royal Navy. Mounting only 10-inch guns, she was much lighter armed than the standard British battleship, of the Royal Sovereign Class of 1890 with their 13.5-inch guns or the Majestic Class of 1894 with their 12-inch guns. Renown had something that the stronger battleships did not have, speed. At a time when the standard British battleship was lucky to reach 17 knots, the Renown did 19.75 knots on trials. Jackie Fisher loved his Renown and he loved her greatest strength, speed. In addition to serving as flagship for Admiral Fisher, the 7 Renown occasionally served as a Royal yacht and in 1905 took the Prince of Wales, future King George V, and Princess of Wales to India. This Renown was sold for scrap in 1914, just before the start of the war.

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