Repulse was the third Polaris Missile submarine of the Resolution class to be planned; HMS Renown was the second. Due to delays with Renown's build at Cammell Laird's Liverpool shipyard, the Barrow-in-Furness Vickers built Repulse overtook Renown and was commissioned second of class. 展开 ...
Define HMS Trenchant. HMS Trenchant synonyms, HMS Trenchant pronunciation, HMS Trenchant translation, English dictionary definition of HMS Trenchant. adj. 1. Forceful and clear; penetrating: a trenchant argument. 2. Caustic; cutting: a trenchant wit. 3.
Even if an attacking submarine itself was lost, if it was able to sink just one British battleship (and cause panic in the Royal Navy) the trade-off would be well worth it to the Germans. Unfortunately the British weren’t ignorant of the threat. Two U-boats had attempted to ...