Repulse accompanied the battlecruiser HMS Hood during the Special Service Squadron's round-the-world cruise in 1923–24 and protected international shipping during the Spanish Civil War in 1936–39.
Repulse menemani HMS Hood selama pelayaran keliling dunia Special Service Squadron pada 1923–24 dan melindungi pelayaran perdagangan internasional selama Perang Saudara Spanyol pada 1936–1939.