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[[image:Im19190726ILN-Fleet.jpg|thumb| July 1919. Fleet at Southend: [[HMS Furious|Furious]], [[HMS Queen Elizabeth|Queen Elizabeth]], [[HMS Lion|Lion]], [[HMS Tiger|Tiger]], [[HMS Barham|Barham]], [[HMS Valiant|Valiant]], [[HMS Malaya|Malaya]], [[HMS Revenge|Revenge]], [[HMS Royal Oak|Royal Oak]], [[HMS Royal Sovereign|Royal Sovereign]], [[HMS King George V|King George V]], Erin and Conqueror.]] | [[image:Im19190726ILN-Fleet.jpg|thumb| July 1919. Fleet at Southend: [[HMS Furious|Furious]], [[HMS Queen Elizabeth|Queen Elizabeth]], [[HMS Lion|Lion]], [[HMS Tiger|Tiger]], [[HMS Barham|Barham]], [[HMS Valiant|Valiant]], [[HMS Malaya|Malaya]], [[HMS Revenge|Revenge]], [[HMS Royal Oak|Royal Oak]], [[HMS Royal Sovereign|Royal Sovereign]], [[HMS King George V|King George V]], Erin and Conqueror.]] | ||
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<ref>Engineering 1912/01/05</ref> | |||
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. <ref>The Engineer 1923/09/07</ref> | 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. <ref>The Engineer 1923/09/07</ref> | ||
See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Lion_(1910) Wikipedia entry]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:50, 14 March 2024
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.
See Also
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