shipstamps.co.uk

Depicted on the 50 cents value is H.M.S. Renown, the battle-cruiser of 32,000 tons, with a speed of 32 knots, built by Fairfield, on the Clyde in 1916, at a cost of about £3mn. She saw service in both world wars and in the years between was extensively used on Royal tours. In 1920 she carried Edward, Prince of Wales, on a visit to New Zealand and Australia, returning via the Panama Canal and the West Indies. She was reconstructed between the wars, increasing her displacement tonnage from her original 26,500 tons. Armament was six 15-in., eight 45-in. and twelve 4-in, guns together with four aircraft. The type became extinct in the Royal Navy when the Renown was scrapped in 1948.
Antigua SG281 Gibraltar SG110/13 122b 123 123b 494

RENOWN HMS. The stamp gives a rather poor illustration of this battle cruiser built by Fairfield and completed in September 1916, the ship's engines being constructed by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead.
Ship's displacement was 30,750 tons (37,000 tons full load). She had a complement of 1,205.
Length 750ft. Beam 103ft, Armed with six 15-inch and eight 4.5-inch guns, 24 pompoms and 64 anti aircraft guns when built.
Broken up in 1943 by Metal Industries, Faslane.

Log Book July 1983
Gibraltar SG110/113

HMS RENOWN was launched in 1916. She was a battle cruiser of 32,000 tons with a main armament of six 15 inch guns and a design speed of 31.5knots. After the First World War in which she saw service with the Grand Fleet she took the Prince of Wales on his Empire tours. Service with the Home and Mediterranean Fleets followed.
The outbreak of the Second World War took her into the South Atlantic in company of the ARK ROYAL to hunt the German raiders operating in the trade routes. The RENOWN rejoined the Home Fleet in March 1940 and went with it to cover the Norwegian campaign in the course of which she engaged the SCHARNHORST and GNEISENAU scoring three hits on the latter before they broke off the engagement.
After the collapse of France RENOWN joined the newly formed Force H at Gibraltar and later succeeded HOOD as flagship of the Force. In February 1941 she took part in the bombardment of Genoa. In August the same year she returned to the United Kingdom for a refit and then rejoined the Home Fleet before proceeding to the Mediterranean. RENOWN was back with Force H for the Allied landings in North Africa finally severing her ties with that Force in January 1943.
She then transported the Prime Minister, Mr Churchill, from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to England and then to Algiers. In December 1943 she hoisted the flag of Vice-Admiral A J Power, second-in-Command Eastern Fleet. After seeing action against the Japanese she returned to Britain and was sent to reserve at Plymouth. President Truman called at Plymouth on the 2nd August 1945, while on his way back to the States on board the US cruiser AUGUSTA, and was received on board the RENOWN by King George VI.
In August 1948 she left Plymouth for the breaker's yard.
Gibraltar Philatelic.
Gibraltar SG494

Liberia 2015 $30 sg?, scott?