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| Renown steaming at high speed, seen from another British warship, circa 1916-1917 | Renown circa 1918 | Renown during WW1, probably in 1918 | Renown in Pedro Miguel Lock, Panama Canal, 13 Sep 1920 |
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| Repulse and Renown leading other capital ships during maneuvers, 1920s | Repulse firing 15-in guns during fleet maneuvers off Portland, England, United Kingdom, 1920s; photo taken from Hood; note Renown next in line | Renown circa later 1920s, following her 1923-1926 refit | Watercolor by Edward Tufnell depicting Renown, Malaya, and Ark Royal, 1941 |
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| Force H warships HMS Duke of York, HMS Nelson, HMS Renown, HMS Formidable, and HMS Argonaut underway off North Africa, Nov 1942 | HMS Formidable and HMS Renown, probably off North Africa, circa Nov-Dec 1942 | HMS Renown, HMS Valiant, and French BB Richelieu in the Indian Ocean, 12 May 1944; photographed from a USS Saratoga aircraft | King George VI of the United Kingdom and US President Harry Truman aboard HMS Renown, Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, 2 Aug 1945; note USS Augusta in background |
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