Renown and Repulse combined high speed, heavy 15-inch armament, and, in this assessment, a capacity to influence operations disproportionate to their cost. That practical value did not depend on adding more armor or building a larger successor. A proposed alternative to the much larger Hood is a lengthened Renown-type hull with three triple turrets, preserving the class's efficient basic idea. Their speed and striking power made them unusually flexible capital ships despite their vulnerability.
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Renown and Repulse as adaptable battlecruisers
The Renown class is presented as an unusually effective return on displacement and cost after construction and modernization.