Built at Devonport Dockyard.
Laid down on 29 November 1909, launched 6 August 1910, commissioned 4 June 1912.
Lion had two paired sets of Parsons-designed direct-drive steam turbines, using steam provided by 42 Yarrow boilers. The turbines were designed to produce a total of 70,000 shaft horsepower, but achieved more than 76,000 shp during trials, although she did not exceed her designed speed of 28 knots. The engines were described and illustrated in Engineering[1]
1923 Contrary to previous announcements about breaking up HMS Lion, it was then rumoured that she would be converted into a training ship for stokers. [2]
See Wikipedia entry.
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