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HMS Repulse
View of the plating of A barbette erected on the night of 6th-7th October 1915 between B barbette and the forward framing on the Royal Navy Renown-Class battlecruiser HMS Repulse during construction at John Brown & Co. shipyard at Clydebank.

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View of the front side frames from the main deck flats to the forecastle deck amidships on the Royal Navy Renown-Class battlecruiser HMS Repulse during construction at John Brown & Co. shipyard at Clydebank.

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View looking forward from Y barbette showing the beams for the upper deck being installed on the Royal Navy Renown-Class battlecruiser HMS Repulse during construction at John Brown & Co. shipyard at Clydebank.

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View from above looking towards the stern showing the beams for the upper deck being erected on the Royal Navy Renown-Class battlecruiser HMS Repulse during construction at John Brown & Co. shipyard at Clydebank.

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View of the amidships area above the engine space of the Royal Navy Renown-Class battlecruiser HMS Repulse during construction at John Brown & Co. shipyard at Clydebank showing bulkhead walls and framing for the upper deck.

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View looking towards the bow of A and B barbettes and the forward framing on the Royal Navy Renown-Class battlecruiser HMS Repulse during construction at John Brown & Co. shipyard at Clydebank.

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View of the upper deck beams and plating looking aft towards the stern on the Royal Navy Renown-Class battlecruiser HMS Repulse during construction at John Brown & Co. shipyard at Clydebank.

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View of the upper deck beams and plating over the engine space, amidships on the Royal Navy Renown-Class battlecruiser HMS Repulse during construction at John Brown & Co. shipyard at Clydebank.

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View of the main deck forward showing the base of the conning tower and A and B barbettes on the Royal Navy Renown-Class battlecruiser HMS Repulse during construction at John Brown & Co. shipyard at Clydebank.