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British and German naval movements off Norway between 7 and 9 April 1940. Whitworth's force consisted of the battlecruiser Renown and the nine remaining destroyers.HMS Hotspur, Hardy, Havock, and Hunter were H-class destroyers, HMS Esk was an E-class destroyer and HMS Ivanhoe, Icarus and Impulsive were of the I class.
HMS Renown was the lead ship of her class of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy built during the First World War. She was originally laid down as an improved version of the Revenge -class battleships. Her construction was suspended on the outbreak of war on the grounds she would not be ready in time.
The Renown class consisted of two battlecruisers built during the First World War for the Royal Navy. They were originally laid down as improved versions of the Revenge -class battleships, but their construction was suspended on the outbreak of war on the grounds they would not be ready in a timely manner.
HMS Renown (1857) was a 91-gun second rate launched in 1857 and sold to Prussia in 1870. HMS Renown was to have been a Victoria-class battleship, but she was renamed HMS Victoria in 1887 and launched later that year. HMS Renown was to have been a Royal Sovereign-class battleship but she was renamed HMS Empress of India in 1890 and launched in 1891.
The Middle English verb renown has been assimilated to the noun via renowned "famous, celebrated" (late 14c.). So it seems like it was re-nouned. KägeTorä - (影虎) (TALK) 08:34, 8 January 2013 (UTC) Such wit re-verberates loud and long in the corridors of my so-called mind. :) -- Jack of Oz [Talk] 09:06, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
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