HMS “Lion” – the British line cruiser

The line cruiser HMS “Lion”, with a displacement of over 30,000 tons, was built at the Admiralty Shipyard in Devonport in 1909–1912. Engines: four 70,000 h. p. steam turbines. Speed: 28 knots. Armament: eight 343 mm guns, sixteen 102 mm guns, two torpedo tubes. Crew: 997 officers and sailors. “Lion”, along with other co-type cruisers (“Princess Royal”, “Queen Mary”, “Tiger”), was nicknamed the "Wonderful Cats". Before the war began in 1914, the ship made courtesy calls to the ports of Brest, Riga, Revel and Kronstadt. After the assassination in Sarajevo, HMS “Lion” immediately returned to Great Britain. HMS “Lion's” first combat actions took place at the beginning of World War I, when he participated in the Battle of Heligoland with the British fleet. In this battle, two German cruisers were sunk. The next action was the Battle of Dogger Bank in 1915. The German command planned a surprise attack on the British fleet, patrolling Dogger Bank, but British intelligence deciphered German radio messages, and the British prevented the German fleet from attacking by sending their cruisers to Dogger Bank. Royal Navy ships damaged several ships of the Hoche Flotte, and HMS “Lion” sank the armored cruiser “Blϋcher” by fire. However, he himself was damaged. After a month of repairs, he returned to service. In 1916, HMS “Lion” took part in the Battle of Jutland. In that battle, the ship was badly damaged and underwent necessary repairs. After the war, he escorted the Hoche Flotte to Skapa Flow as part of the battlecruiser squadron. Most of the German ships were sunk by their own crews. In 1919, HMS “Lion” joined the Atlantic Fleet, and a year later was transferred to the reserve. He was stricken in 1922 and scrapped in 1924.

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