HMS Lion

Summary

HMS Lion is a battlecruiser^[1]. It draws 150 Wikipedia views per month (battlecruiser category, ranking #19 of 31).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Lion's image is recorded as LionSP 001672.jpg^[3].
• HMS Lion's instance of is recorded as battlecruiser^[4].
• HMS Lion's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[5].
• HMS Lion's manufacturer is recorded as HMNB Devonport^[6].
• HMS Lion's vessel class is recorded as Lion-class battlecruiser^[7].
• HMS Lion's Commons category is recorded as HMS Lion (ship, 1910)^[8].
• HMS Lion's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[9].
• HMS Lion's participated in conflict is recorded as World War I^[10].
• HMS Lion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/044rs4^[11].
• HMS Lion's service entry is recorded as +1912-06-04T00:00:00Z^[12].
• HMS Lion's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[13].
• HMS Lion's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[14].
• HMS Lion's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[15].
• HMS Lion's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[16].
• HMS Lion's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Lion'}^[17].
• HMS Lion's different from is recorded as HMS Lion^[18].
• HMS Lion's different from is recorded as HMS Lion^[19].
• HMS Lion's different from is recorded as HMS Lion^[20].
• HMS Lion's different from is recorded as HMS Lion^[21].
• HMS Lion's different from is recorded as HMS Lion^[22].
• HMS Lion's different from is recorded as HMS Lion^[23].
• HMS Lion's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+213.4'}^[24].
• HMS Lion's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+27.0'}^[25].
• HMS Lion's beam is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+26.9'}^[26].
• HMS Lion's draft is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+8.8'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for HMS Lion include Lion-class battlecruiser^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1910^[30].

Why It Matters

HMS Lion draws 150 Wikipedia views per month (battlecruiser category, ranking #19 of 31).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Lion-class battlecruiser^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1910^[30].