Ship Class: HMS Lion

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Ship Class	HMS Lion


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Ship	HMS Lion 1939 HMS Temeraire 1939

Ship Type	Battleship
Battleship Type	First Class
Battleship Generation	Modern

Ship Classes
1)	2) 1: Developed By Country	3) 2: Flag	4) 1: First Laid Down
	Great Britain		1939 Jul 04

Ship Classes
	Standard Displacement	Length Overall	Beam	Draught
	40 600ton	239.3m	31.7m	9.144m

Ship Classes
	Shafts	Main Engines	Max Speed	Machinery Type	Boilers
	4	130 000hp	29kt	Steam Turbine	8

Ship Classes
	Designed By	Armour
	Goodall Sir Stanley	14 535ton

Ship Classes
1)	2) 1: As Built Armament	3) 2:Turret Model	4) 3:Image	5) 1: As Built Armour
	Gun 3 X BR 16in 45cal Mark II And III 1939 Triple	BR 16in 45cal Mark II And III 1939 Triple		5in Conning Tower \| 15in Belt \| 8in Deck \| 15in Turret \| 12in Barbette
	Gun 8 X BR 5.25in 50cal RP10 Mark I*	BR 5.25in 50cal RP10 Mark I*
	Gun 6 X BR 2pdr Mark V Or VI Eight	BR 2pdr Mark V Or VI Eight
	Gun 10 X BR 40mm Mark IX Hex	BR 40mm Mark IX Hex

Ship Classes
	Number In Class	Built By Shipbuilder
	2	Cammell Laird And Co Ltd Vickers Armstrong At Barrow

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