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HMS Lion |
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HMS Lion Laid Down : 29th November 1909 Launched : 6th August 1910 Completed : 4th June 1912 Type : Battleship Class : Lion Builder : Devonport Country : UK Pennants : Fate : Sold for scrap 31st January 1924. |
| She was the British flagship at the start of the Battle of Dogger Bank, on 23 January 1915, where she was hit in the engine room and immobilised. Displacement: 26,820 Speed: 27.0 knots Compliment: 1,000 (1915 1,100) Armament: Eight 13.5-inch guns in pairs and sixteen 4 -inch guns. 1913 - one 47mm (mod), 1915/16 two 3 inch anti aircraft gun and from 1917 two 4 inch Anti Aircraft Guns. |
HMS Lion Photos for Sale |
  HMS Lion, 1911. |   HMS Lion, c.1912. |   HMS Lion, c.1912. |   HMS Lion, c.1918. |   HMS Lion, 1919. |
  HMS Lion |   HMS Lion |   HMS Lion |   HMS Lion. |   The football team of HMS Lion c.1910. |
  HMS Lion. Pictured are HM King George V (left) and Vice Admiral Beatty (right). |   HMS Lion. |   HMS Lion. |   HMS Lion |   HMS Lion. |
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6th November 1910 - Launched 12th June 1912 - Arrived Plymouth on completion of acceptance trials 9th July 1912 - Spithead Review 19th September 1912 - Arrived Copenhagen 16th April 1914 - Arrived Portland from Plymouth 8th August 1914 - 1st Battle Cruiser Squadron in Home Wayers 16th December 1914 - Participated in the Scarborough Raid February 1915 - Flagship Battlecruiser Fleet 31st May 1916 - Took part in the Battle of Jutland 31st May 1916 - Repairs at Rosyth and Tyneside 19th July 1916 - Rejoined the fleet without Q turret, which was replaced 6th – 23rd September) 10th March 1919 - Sailed Plymouth for Scapa Flow 10th March 1919 - Sailed Plymouth for Scapa Flow 1st June 1919 - Battlecruiser Squadron, Atlantic Fleet 21st July 1919 - Peace Sea Pageant - Southend 21st July 1919 - Flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes 21st July 1919 - Capt. Wilfred Tomkinson in Command 1st September 1919 - Arrived Portland 6th September 1919 - Sailed Portland 6th September 1919 - Arrived Torbay 9th September 1919 - Sailed Torbay 10th September 1919 - Arrived Swansea 12th September 1919 - Sailed Swansea 13th September 1919 - Arrived Llandudno 16th September 1919 - Sailed Llandudno 17th September 1919 - Arrived Ardrossan 22nd September 1919 - Sailed Ardrossan 22nd September 1919 - Arrived Oban 29th September 1919 - Sailed Oban 30th September 1919 - Arrived Scapa Flow 12th December 1919 - Arrived Plymouth 1st January 1920 - Capt. A.P. Addison in Command 17th February 1920 - Flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes 17th February 1920 - Sailed Plymouth for Portsmouth 31st January 1924 - Sold For Scrap | |||
HMS Lion Artwork Collection |
 The Roaring Lion by Arthur J W Burgess. |   HMS Lion at the Battle of Jutland by Ivan Berryman. |  The Lion, Sir David Beattys flagship, And Other Great Vessels Dashing After The flying Germans. |
 Lion, Tiger and Princess Royal in Chase by W L Wyllie. |   Revenge and Lion by W L Wyllie. |   Lion Leading the Battle Cruisers by W L Wyllie. |
Database Currently Holds : 6284 ships and 6289 crew!
Last edited : 15:40, October 12, 2012
By : DataStream
First Added : 13:32, January 29, 2011
By : kc
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