WORLD OF WARSHIPS HMS Lion Tiger Class Cruiser C 34 Grand Harbour, Malta 1964 Independence

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HMS Lion was a light cruiser of the British Royal Navy, originally ordered in 1942 as one of the Minotaur-class and laid down that same year as Defence by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Greenock in Scotland on 6 June 1942

Partially complete, Lion was launched on 2 September 1944 by Lady Edelson, but work was suspended in 1946. The cruiser was further advanced than the two other Tigers and the new Mk 24 triple six inch turrets for all three Tiger-class ships were 75-80% complete. Still named Defence, she was laid up at Gareloch. Construction of Defence and two other cruisers was later resumed to a revised Tiger-class design. Defence was renamed Lion in 1957 and construction continued at the Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson yards at Wallsend.

Armament:
Four QF 6 inch Mark N5 guns (2 dbl)
Six 3 in (3 dbl)

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Partially complete, Lion was launched on 2 September 1944 by Lady Edelson, but work was suspended in 1946. The cruiser was further advanced than the two other Tigers and the new Mk 24 triple six inch turrets for all three Tiger-class ships were 75-80% complete. Still named Defence, she was laid up at Gareloch. Construction of Defence and two other cruisers was later resumed to a revised Tiger-class design. Defence was renamed Lion in 1957 and construction continued at the Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson yards at Wallsend.

Armament:
Four QF 6 inch Mark N5 guns (2 dbl)
Six 3 in (3 dbl) 4.1