Year: 2008 Language: English Author: Peter C. Smith Genre: History Publisher: Pen & Sword Maritime Edition: Kindle ISBN: 978 1 84415 745 7 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 430 Description: This is the story of the Royal Navy battle-cruiser HMS Renown, a famous ship with a long and distinguished operational career. Originally built for the First World War she subsequently served in the post-war fleet and took royalty around the world. Modernized just in time for World War Two, she re-joined the fleet in September, 1939 and for the first two years of the war her speed and heavy gun armament made her one of the most important ships of the fleet. She escorted the famous carrier Ark Royal for most of her illustrious career as flagship of Force “H” in the Mediterranean and took part in many stirring battles and convoy actions. Later she covered Russian convoys in the Arctic before going out to the Indian Ocean where she took part in attacks on Japanese targets in the Indian Ocean. Her final duties included the meeting of King George VI and President Truman in 1945. A host of fresh detail coupled with eyewitness memoirs from former crew members make this an outstanding warship biography. Additional info: About the author: Peter C. Smith is Professor of Health Policy at the Imperial College Business School.
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The Battle-Cruiser HMS Renown, 1916–48
Language: English
Author: Peter C. Smith
Genre: History
Publisher: Pen & Sword Maritime
Edition: Kindle
ISBN: 978 1 84415 745 7
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 430
Description: This is the story of the Royal Navy battle-cruiser HMS Renown, a famous ship with a long and distinguished operational career. Originally built for the First World War she subsequently served in the post-war fleet and took royalty around the world. Modernized just in time for World War Two, she re-joined the fleet in September, 1939 and for the first two years of the war her speed and heavy gun armament made her one of the most important ships of the fleet. She escorted the famous carrier Ark Royal for most of her illustrious career as flagship of Force “H” in the Mediterranean and took part in many stirring battles and convoy actions. Later she covered Russian convoys in the Arctic before going out to the Indian Ocean where she took part in attacks on Japanese targets in the Indian Ocean. Her final duties included the meeting of King George VI and President Truman in 1945. A host of fresh detail coupled with eyewitness memoirs from former crew members make this an outstanding warship biography.
Additional info: About the author:
Peter C. Smith is Professor of Health Policy at the Imperial College Business School.
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