HMS Repulse

Intro Repulse with other capital ships of the Atlantic Fleet on manoeuvres in the 1920s History United Kingdom Name Repulse Ordered 30 December 1914 Builder John Brown & Company, Clydebank Laid down 25 January 1915 Launched 8 January 1916 Commissioned 18 August 1916 Identification Pennant number: 34 Motto Qui Tangit Frangitur Who touches me is broken Nickname(s) Repair[1] Fate Sunk by Japanese bombers, 10 December 1941 General characteristics (as built) Class and type Renown-class battlecruiser Displacement 27,200 long tons (27,636 t) (normal) 32,220 long tons (32,737 t) (deep load) Length 750 ft 2 in (228.7 m) p.p. 794 ft 1.5 in (242 m) (o.a.) Beam 90 ft 1.75 in (27.5 m) Draught 27 ft (8.2 m) Installed power 42 × water-tube boilers 112,000 shp (84,000 kW) Propulsion 4 × shafts, 2 × steam turbine sets, Speed 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph) Crew 967 1,222 (1919) Armament 3 × twin 15 in (381 mm) guns 5 × triple, 2 × single 4 in (102 mm) guns 2 × single 3 in (76 mm) AA guns 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes Armour Belt: 3–6 in (76–152 mm) Decks: 1–2.5 in (25–64 mm) Barbettes: 4–7 in (102–178 mm) Gun turrets: 7–9 in (178–229 mm) Conning tower: 10 in (254 mm) Bulkheads: 3–4 in (76–102 mm) General characteristics (1939) Displacement 34,600 long tons (35,155 t) Draught 29 ft 8 in (9 m) Installed power 8 × boilers, 112,000 shp (84,000 kW) Propulsion 4 × shafts, 4 × steam turbines Speed 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) Range 6,650 nmi (12,320 km; 7,650 mi) Complement 1,181 Armament 3 × twin 15 in (381 mm) guns 3 × triple 4 in (102 mm) guns 6 × single 4 in (102 mm) AA guns 2 × quadruple 40 mm (1.6 in) 2-pdr AA guns Armour Belt: 2–9 in (51–229 mm) Decks: 1–4 in (25–102 mm) otherwise no change Aircraft carried 4 × seaplanes Aviation facilities 1 × aircraft catapult