Tuesday, January 6, 2009

famous british ship hms repulse





Class and type: Renown class battlecruiser
Displacement: 31,592 tons
Length: 242.07 m
Beam:27.42 m
Draught: 9.0 m
Propulsion: Direct-drive turbines, 4 shafts, 112,000 hp
Speed: 31.7 knots (59 km/h)
Range: 3,650 miles
Complement: 1,181 officers and ratings
Armament: 6 × 15 inch 381 mm naval gun(3×2)
9 × 4 inch (102 mm naval gun low angle (3×3)
8 × 4 inch 102 mm AA gun (2×2, 4×1)
24 × 2-pdr (40 mm) pom-pom (3×8)
8 × 20 mm AA (8×1)
8 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried: 4 × Blackburn Shark, replaced by Fairey Swordfish in 1939
Aviation facilities: 1 double-ended catapult launcher

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