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HMS Repulse (34)

Quick Facts

Ship Name
HMS Repulse
Type
Battlecruiser
Class
Renown-class battlecruiser
Pennant Number
34
Built at
John Brown & Company
Commissioned
1916
Armament
6 × 15-inch guns
Propulsion
Steam turbines
Role
Battlecruiser
Notable for
Sunk off Malaya
Fate
Sunk in 1941
Status
Lost

HMS Repulse was a Renown-class battlecruiser sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1941 alongside HMS Prince of Wales.