Data Quality85%
01 / Overview
Lion-class battlecruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1912–1912
Quantity
2
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationBattlecruiser
- Ship TypeBattlecruiser
- Builder / ShipyardHM Dockyard, Devonport and Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness
- Laid Down1909
- Launched1910
- Commissioned1912
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement26,270 t
- Full Load Displacement30,820 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)213.36 m
- Beam26.82 m
- Draft9.88 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement1,092
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 × shafts; 2 × steam turbine sets
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power31,000 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed52 kn
- Cruise Speed18.5 kn
- Range10,390
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4 × twin BL 13.5 inch /45 naval guns
- Main Gun Calibre343 mm
- Main Gun Count8
- Secondary Guns16 × single BL 4 inch naval gun Mk VII
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems4MOD.4
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemDreyer Fire-Control Table
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull MaterialSteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned4
- Cancelled2
- Lost0
- Retired2
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourBelt: 4–9 in; Bulkheads: 4 in; Barbettes: 8–9 in; Turrets: 9 in; Decks: 2.5 in; Conning tower: 10 in
- Belt Armour228.6 mm
- Deck Armour63.5 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1912Production started
- 1914First deployment: World War I
114
years in service
0
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
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Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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