H.M.S. Lion
1912
(Navis 124N)
- Class: Lion - 3 battlecruisers of 1909-10
- Displacement: 26,350 tons
- Dimensions: 700 x 88.5 x 30 ft.
- Machinery: 4 screws, S.H.P. 70,000 = 28 knots
- Armor: Main belt 9 in., turrets 9 in.
- Armament: 8-13.5 in. (4x2), 16-4 in. (16x1); 3-21 in. T.T.
- Complement: 1,000
- Builder: Devonport Dockyard
- Laid Down: 29 Nov 1909
- Launched: 6 Aug 1910
- Completed: 4 Jun 1912
- Actions: 1914, 1st BCS, Heligoland Bight. 1915, Flagship BC Force, Dogger Bank. 1916, Jutland. 1919, 1st BCS flagship. Sale and scrapped 1922-24. Sisters Princess Royal and Queen Mary (latter sunk at Jutland).
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