The Lion-class dreadnought was among the largest ships fielded by the Lyran Star Empire in the 24th century. It was more maneuverable than the Federation Nebula-class and its 2385 iteration was more maneuverable than a Norexan-class ship. (RIS Bouteina: "Battle at the Grave of Thoughts")
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| - The Lion-class dreadnought was among the largest ships fielded by the Lyran Star Empire in the 24th century. It was more maneuverable than the Federation Nebula-class and its 2385 iteration was more maneuverable than a Norexan-class ship. (RIS Bouteina: "Battle at the Grave of Thoughts")
- The Lion class was a class of battlecruisers used by the People's Navy. By 1912 PD these vessels were considered an older design. (HH8)
- This class of four battlecruisers was designed after both weaponry and machinery had evolved beyond those available at the time their predecessors were laid down. It was also a reaction to the emergence of the first potential counterpart in a foreign navy, SMS Von der Tann, which sports a comparable speed and armament and was thus a great threat to the original battlecruisers. The main guns were upgraded to the 13.5" calibre which had recently become the new standard for British capital ships, and the armour was also strengthened to a thickness of no less than 9". The new ships are faster, better armoured and heavier armed than their predecessors, and were also much larger since they had to carry an immense power plant to achieve all this. Nevertheless, the result are ships that are both b
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| - The Lion-class dreadnought was among the largest ships fielded by the Lyran Star Empire in the 24th century. It was more maneuverable than the Federation Nebula-class and its 2385 iteration was more maneuverable than a Norexan-class ship. (RIS Bouteina: "Battle at the Grave of Thoughts")
- This class of four battlecruisers was designed after both weaponry and machinery had evolved beyond those available at the time their predecessors were laid down. It was also a reaction to the emergence of the first potential counterpart in a foreign navy, SMS Von der Tann, which sports a comparable speed and armament and was thus a great threat to the original battlecruisers. The main guns were upgraded to the 13.5" calibre which had recently become the new standard for British capital ships, and the armour was also strengthened to a thickness of no less than 9". The new ships are faster, better armoured and heavier armed than their predecessors, and were also much larger since they had to carry an immense power plant to achieve all this. Nevertheless, the result are ships that are both beautiful and lethal and do credit to their nickname Splendid Cats, and the victories won at Heligoland and Dogger Bank are theirs as well. Of the four ships that were originally ordered, only two were actually of the same pattern. The third ship, HMS Queen Mary, already showed several improvements which merited her own class, and HMS Tiger was moulded after the model of an even mightier ship taking form on British shipyards, the Japanese battlecruiser Kongo. All ships were commissioned in 1912 and 1913.
- The Lion class was a class of battlecruisers used by the People's Navy. By 1912 PD these vessels were considered an older design. (HH8)
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