Eight ships of the
Royal Navy
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have borne the name ''Renown'', whilst three others have borne the name at various stages in their construction:
* was a 20-gun
fireship
A fire ship or fireship, used in the days of wooden rowed or sailing ships, was a ship filled with combustibles, or gunpowder deliberately set on fire and steered (or, when possible, allowed to drift) into an enemy fleet, in order to destroy sh ...
, previously the . She was captured in 1651 by and sold in 1654.
* was a 30-gun
fifth rate
In the rating system of the Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a fifth rate was the second-smallest class of warships in a hierarchical system of six " ratings" based on size and firepower.
Rating
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, previously the French ship ''Renommée''. She was captured in 1747 by and broken up in 1771.
* was a 50-gun
fourth rate
In 1603 all English warships with a compliment of fewer than 160 men were known as 'small ships'. In 1625/26 to establish pay rates for officers a six tier naval ship rating system was introduced.Winfield 2009 These small ships were divided i ...
launched in 1774 and broken up in 1794.
* was a 74-gun
third rate
In the rating system of the Royal Navy, a third rate was a ship of the line which from the 1720s mounted between 64 and 80 guns, typically built with two gun decks (thus the related term two-decker). Years of experience proved that the third ...
launched in 1798. She had been built under the name HMS ''Royal Oak'', but was renamed in 1796. She was on harbour service from 1814 and was broken up in 1835.
* was a 91-gun
second rate
In the rating system of the Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a second-rate was a ship of the line which by the start of the 18th century mounted 90 to 98 guns on three gun decks; earlier 17th-century second rates had fewer guns ...
launched in 1857 and sold to Prussia in 1870.
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HMS ''Renown'' was to have been a , but she was renamed in 1887 and launched later that year.
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HMS ''Renown'' was to have been a but she was renamed in 1890 and launched in 1891.
* was a unique battleship launched in 1895 and sold for scrap in 1914.
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HMS ''Renown'' was to have been a but she was renamed in 1913 and launched in 1915.
* was a launched in 1916 and sold in 1948.
* was a launched in 1967. She was paid off in 1996 and is currently awaiting disposal.
Battle honours
Ships named ''Renown'' have earned the following
battle honours
A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible.
In European military t ...
:
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Gabbard, 1653
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Scheveningen, 1653
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Ushant
Ushant (; br, Eusa, ; french: Ouessant, ) is a French island at the southwestern end of the English Channel which marks the westernmost point of metropolitan France. It belongs to Brittany and, in medieval terms, Léon. In lower tiers of govern ...
, 1782
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Egypt
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, 1801
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Norway
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, 1940
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Spartivento, 1940
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Atlantic
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, 1940
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''Bismarck'', 1941
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Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western Europe, Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa ...
, 1941
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Malta Convoys
The Malta convoys were Allied supply convoys of the Second World War. The convoys took place during the Siege of Malta in the Mediterranean Theatre. Malta was a base from which British sea and air forces could attack ships carrying supplies ...
, 1941−42
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Arctic
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, 1942
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North Africa
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, 1942
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Sabang, 1944
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East Indies
The East Indies (or simply the Indies), is a term used in historical narratives of the Age of Discovery. The Indies refers to various lands in the East or the Eastern hemisphere, particularly the islands and mainlands found in and around ...
, 1944
See also
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Royal Navy ship names