06/08/2024
- 6 August - HMS Lion Launched
Built in Devonport Dockyard, battlecruiser HMS Lion was launched on 6 August 1910, going on to participate in the Battles of Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank and Jutland from 1914 – 1916.
The cost of building HMS Lion was ÂŁ2,083,999 in 1910; the equivalent of ÂŁ205,993,186.58 today.
Though a significant cost, she would be a cheap build today compared to our modern day aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales.
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See more at the National Museum of the Royal Navy - https://bit.ly/3Sa1N5U