Battle of Cape Spartivento
Videos
The Battle of Cape Spartivento was a naval battle during the Battle of the Mediterranean in the Second World War, fought between naval forces of the Royal Navy and the Italian Regia Marina on 27 Novem
RN Bolzano Teulada
Bombs falling astern of HMS Ark Royal A2298
HMS Renown (1916)
Videos
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. He
Battle of Cape Spartivento
…Vittorio Veneto with torpedoes, but did not score any hits. For the next few minutes, the tables turned in favour of the British when the battlecruiser HMS Renown closed the distance on the Italian cruisers and straddled Trieste with two salvoes, hitting it with splinters. At 13:00, Vittorio Veneto opened fire…
Renown in May 1920
Renown with an aircraft atop 'B' turret, 1918
Renown in Fremantle, Western Australia, carrying the Duke and Duchess of York back to England in 1927
Renown following her reconstruction, 1928