HMS Lion

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Q1500444




HMS Lion was a battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. She was the lead ship of her class, which were nicknamed the "Splendid Cats". They were significant improvements over their predecessors of the Indefatigable class in terms of speed, armament and armour. This was in response to the first German battlecruisers, the Moltke class, which were very much larger and more powerful than the first British battlecruisers, the Invincible class.

1912  Wikimedia, Wikidata
length 213.4 metre, speed 27 knot, draft 8.8 metre, beam 26.9 metre, 
Lion-class battlecruiser, battlecruiser, HMNB Devonport, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 


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    1912-06-04T00:00:00Z
    1912-06-04T00:00:00Z
    1912 HMS Lion
    1922-05-30T00:00:00Z
    1922-05-30T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
    1912-06-04T00:00:00Z
    1912-06-04T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    1910-08-06T00:00:00Z
    1910-08-06T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1914-07-28T00:00:00Z
    1914-07-28T00:00:00Z
    World War I
    1909-11-29T00:00:00Z
    1909-11-29T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
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    Frameless
    HMS Lion (Lion-class battlecruiser)HMS Lion (Lion-class battlecruiser)
    Study of the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916 (No.5) RMG PV2765Study of the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916 (No.5) RMG PV2765
    Battlecruiser HMS Lion - IWM Q 75277Battlecruiser HMS Lion - IWM Q 75277
    Charles Dixon - Admiral Beatty’s Flagship HMS `Lion` leading the Battlecruiser Fleet into action at the Battle of Jutland 31st May, 1916Charles Dixon - Admiral Beatty’s Flagship HMS 'Lion' leading the Battlecruiser Fleet into action at the Battle of Jutland 31st May, 1916
    `HMS Lion in the Forth` RMG PW2121'HMS Lion in the Forth' RMG PW2121
    HMS `Lion` and `Princess Royal` at anchor, probably in the Forth in early 1916 RMG PW2123HMS 'Lion' and 'Princess Royal' at anchor, probably in the Forth in early 1916 RMG PW2123
    The Battlecruiser Force of the Grand Fleet in the Firth of Forth, with ships of the 5th Battle Squadron, 1918 RMG PV2767The Battlecruiser Force of the Grand Fleet in the Firth of Forth, with ships of the 5th Battle Squadron, 1918 RMG PV2767
    De Britse slagkruiser HMS Lion (2158 041941)De Britse slagkruiser HMS Lion (2158 041941)
    HMS `Lion` leading the British Battlecruiser Force in action at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, about 19.20 RMG PW1878HMS 'Lion' leading the British Battlecruiser Force in action at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, about 19.20 RMG PW1878
    `Admiral Beatty`s Battle Cruisers at Jutland`; with HMS `Lion` leading, 31 May 1916, about 19.20 RMG PW2246'Admiral Beatty's Battle Cruisers at Jutland'; with HMS 'Lion' leading, 31 May 1916, about 19.20 RMG PW2246
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      linkpageDreadnought Project page@Wikidata
      commonsimageHMS Lion (Lion-class battlecruiser) Commons
      commonsimageStudy of the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916 (No.5) RMG PV2765 Commons
      commonsimageBattlecruiser HMS Lion - IWM Q 75277 Commons
      commonsimageCharles Dixon - Admiral Beatty’s Flagship HMS 'Lion' leading the Battlecruiser Fleet into action at the Battle of Jutland 31st May, 1916 Commons
      commonsimage'HMS Lion in the Forth' RMG PW2121 Commons
      commonsimageHMS 'Lion' and 'Princess Royal' at anchor, probably in the Forth in early 1916 RMG PW2123 Commons
      commonsimageThe Battlecruiser Force of the Grand Fleet in the Firth of Forth, with ships of the 5th Battle Squadron, 1918 RMG PV2767 Commons
      commonsimageDe Britse slagkruiser HMS Lion (2158 041941) Commons
      commonsimageHMS 'Lion' leading the British Battlecruiser Force in action at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, about 19.20 RMG PW1878 Commons
      commonsimage'Admiral Beatty's Battle Cruisers at Jutland'; with HMS 'Lion' leading, 31 May 1916, about 19.20 RMG PW2246 Commons
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