HMS Repulse
The Ship
Torpedoed and sunk 10 December 1941 |
HMS Repulse joined The Grand Fleet following post-trials modifications and operated in the North Sea for the remainder of World War I. The light protection of this class of two battlecruisers was a considerable cause for concern and, soon after the Armistice, Repulse received an extensive refit. This significantly increased her armor, and her displacement, which rose some six-thousand tons. The work was completed in 1922, after which the ship began a peacetime career of fleet operations and long-distance cruises. |
My Postcards
Not postally used. This postcard, made by Valentine's, is one of a series made using a centre black and white photograph with a graduated background showing a coloured Union Jack |