ALMOST REBUILT
H.M.S. RENOWN ON TRIALS (Received July 31, 9 a.m.) i LONDON, July 30. After three years in Portsmouth dockyard, where it has been almost rebuilt, the warship Renown is now undergoing trials. The reconstruction, which has radically altered the appearance of the vessel, cost £3,088,000* which equals the original cost of th« ship. The main armament of six 15in guns remains, but the secondary armament of anti-aircraft guns has been greatly; strengthened.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 26, 31 July 1939, Page 9
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74ALMOST REBUILT Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 26, 31 July 1939, Page 9
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