H.M.S. Repulse, Battleship

From a Fleetscale hull, deck, stacks and turrets a skilled modeller can achieve near perfection. The superstructure and many other parts may be constructed from styrene board. Other white metal and cast fittings are available for many components, the biggest component of all being time.

Shown below is the glassfibre hull and drawing plus other parts that are currently available.

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History

Repulse on May 18th, 1923.

The above picture shows the portable hangar partially erected on B turret roof together with the flying-off platforms.

Repulse photographed probably in the spring of 1941

Photographs from "Renown & Repulse" Published by Battle of Britain Prints International Ltd (1978)

H.M.S. Repulse and her sister ship Renown were laid down in February1915 and both completed by late summer 1916. Following modifications after sea trials both vessels served with the Grand Fleet and the Repulse had a brief skirmish with heavy units of the German High Seas Fleet in November 1917 in the general area of the Heligoland Bight although no great damage was suffered by either side.
        Repulse had a refit in 1918 at Portsmouth which was completed in 1921. By this time both ships carried two scouting aircraft which were launched from platforms mounted on the gun turrets. The advantage of this being that they could still steam in line but swivel the launch platforms into the wind for take-off.
        Repulse had a further major refit in 1933 which took three years during which time a catapult launching system was installed for the aircraft.
         Towards the end of 1941 the Repulse was ordered to Singapore with HMS Price of Wales and set sail from there on December 8th to intercept a Japanese invasion fleet. Repulse was sunk on December 10th, 12.33 hours, 1941 by torpedo bombers and the Prince of Wales suffered a similar fate less than an hour later. Casualties in both cases were insubstantial.