[WIP] Lion Class Battleship

[Karle94]

I am working on the british Lion class battleship.

The Lion is basicly an enlarged version of the King George V with tripple 16
gun.



Type:battleshipDisplacement:42,500 tons standard
46,500 tons full load

Length:785 ft (239 m) o/a

Beam:104 ft (32 m)

Draught:30 ft (9 m)

Propulsion:8 × Admiralty 3-drum water tube boilers, Parsons geared steam turbines, 4 shafts, 130,000 shp

Speed:30 kt (28 kt full)

Range:3,720 tons oil, ?

Complement:1,600 (+80 flag)

Armament:

• 9 × BL 16-inch (406 mm) Mark II L/45 in triple turrets Mk.II
• 8 × QF 5.25-inch (133 mm) Mark I L/50 in twin turrets Mk.I
• 48 × QF 2 pdr Mk.VIII L/39 (40 mm) in octuple mounts Mk.VIII

Armour:
Belt

• 15 in (381 mm) tapering to 5.5 in (140 mm)
• 4-13 in (101-330 mm) closing bulkheads

Main deck

• 6 in max (152 mm)

Barbettes

• 12-15 in (305-381 mm)
• Turrets
• 6-15 in (152-381 mm)

Conning tower

• 2-4.5 in (51-115 mm)

Aircraft carried:up to 3 × Supermarine WalrusAviation facilities:Hangar & catapult

[keltos01]

was she ever built ?

keltos

[Karle94]

The Lions were all canceled at the end of WWII.

[The Fishlord]

Lion and Temeraire were laid down; Thunderer and Conqueror were never even started.

This, I think should be the limit of where we can build "semi-true" designs. I regard the Montanas, Lions, and H-Classes as ships that might have been built if Midway never happened and the war dragged on into the late 40's.

We HAVE to have these in, though - Britain needs more big BBs for me to sink, and to drive...not to mention the coolest name (Thunderer) ever imagined for a battleship

[trynnallen]

Thunderer is good, I always prefered Warspite.

[yamatoforever]

Booyah! Still a great ship. Since you are beaten me. Hopefully I can convert it after publication for the SH3 community (like your other ships)!