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| H.M.S. Lion | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 67 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Built By: | Devonport Royal Dockyard |
| Laid Down: | 29 November, 1909 |
| Launched: | 6 August, 1910 |
| Commissioned: | 4 June, 1912 |
| Sold: | 31 January, 1924 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
Construction
Armament
Lion was equipped with the Vickers-designed[2] 13.5-inch gun and mounting. Her mountings were constructed by Armstrongs and fired the lighter 1,250lb projectile, and were designated Mk II. The gun firing circuits were powered by on-mounting dynamos driven by water-turbine Pelton wheels fed by the hydraulic main.[3]
Secondary Battery
Lion differed from Princess Royal (and probably Queen Mary) in using a P IV* mounting (as in the Colossus class) for her sixteen 4-in guns. Their details can be found here.
Reconstruction
Lion was taken in hand by Devonport Dockyard on 12 February, 1912. At that time her acceptance trial was projected to take place on 11 March.[4] She commissioned at Devonport on 4 June as Flagship of Rear-Admiral Lewis Bayly.[5]
Career
Late war Gunnery Officer William Bayard Hynes
Jutland
Officer in charge of T/S at Jutland Sub-Lieutenant R.P. Selby
According to the notes of Lieutenant-Commander Gerald Fortescue Longhurst, Lion's "A", "B", and "X" turrets expended 314 rounds of 13.5-inch A.P.C. Lyddite shell. "A" turret expended 95, "B" 107, "X" 112, and "Q" turret 12 before loss. At 20:38 "A" turret had 56 rounds per gun remaining, "B" 50, and "X" 50.[6]
Alterations
In 1913, Lion was slated as part of the seventeen ship order to receive a director. It was fitted sometime after the war started but prior to May, 1915.[7]
In May, 1917, in recognition of shortcomings in the use of directing guns, it was ordered that Lion and Princess Royal should be fitted with a second tripod-type director aft, as described on the class page. Lion received her second director during a refit in September, 1918.[8]
Fate
Commanding Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Crawford Maclachlan, 19 September, 1911.[9]
- Captain Arthur A. M. Duff, November, 1911.[10]
- Captain A. Ernle M. Chatfield, 1 March, 1913.[11]
- Captain Roger R. C. Backhouse, 30 November, 1916.[12]
- Captain Arthur J. Davies, May, 1918.[13]
- Captain Wilfred Tompkinson, 17 March, 1919.[14]
See Also
- Wikipedia
- 3D Model of Queen Mary available for licensing, adaptable to Lion
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919
- ↑ Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 87.
- ↑ Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 88.
- ↑ "The Battle Cruiser Lion" (News). The Times. Tuesday, 13 February, 1912. Issue 39820, col B, pg. 8.
- ↑ Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 123.
- ↑ British Library. Jellicoe Papers. Add. MSS. 49029. f. 107.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 9-10.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in HM Ships, pp. 18-9.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 11 September, 1911. Issue 39687, col G, pg. 11.
- ↑ Roberts. Battlecruisers. p. 123.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 7 February, 1913. Issue 40129, col C, pg. 11.
- ↑ Navy List (November, 1917). p. 395d.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 832.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 March, 1919. Issue 42047, col C, pg. 4.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibUKFireControlInHMShips1919
- Template:BibBrooksDreadnoughtGunnery
- Template:BibUKDirectorFiringHandbook1917
- Template:BibUKDreyerTableHandbook1918
- Template:BibSumidaIDNS
