HMS Lion
naval art prints by Ivan Berryman. Naval art gallery of prints of
HMS Lion, the Royal Navy battleship, by naval artist Ivan Berryman.
This gallery of HMS Lion prints includes all prints and paintings
available by artist Ivan Berryman.
HMS
Lion had two sister ships. All three ships took part in the Heligoland
Bight action on 28th August 1914. At the battle of Dogger Bank in 1915 HMS
Lion was badly damaged and had to be towed home. All three ships fought at
the battle of Jutland where HMS Queen Mary blew up after receiving hits
from Seydlitz and Derfflinger - only 9 crew survived. HMS Lion and HMS
Princess Royal were badly damaged and needed 45 days of repair. HMS Lion
was placed in reserve in March 1920 and was eventually sold for scrap on
31st January 1924. HMS Princess Royal although offered to Chile for sale
was reduced to reserve and sold for scrap in December 1922.
Displacement:
26,820 (Queen Mary 27,200) Speed: 27.0 (Queen Mary
27.5) knots Compliment: 1,000 (1915 1,100, Queen Mary
1916 1,275)
Armament:
Eight 13.5-inch guns in pairs and sixteen 4 -inch guns. 1913 -
one 47mm (mod), 1915/16 two 3 inch anti aircraft gun and from 1917 two 4
inch Anti Aircraft Guns.
HMS Lion at the Battle of Jutland by Ivan Berryman.
HMS Lion with her sister ship HMS Princess Royal are shown firing on the German High Seas Fleet which can be seen in the distance during the Battle of Jutland.
Item Code : DHM1002
HMS Lion at the Battle of Jutland by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
Naval Battle which took place on the west coast of Jutland, Both the
Germans and the British claimed victory. The Germans because they sank
more ships. The British because the German High seas fleet would never
again venture from there ports for the rest of the war. The German
main fleet consisted of 16 Dreadnaught Battleships and 6 pre
\dreadnaught battleships, 11 Light Cruisers and 72 destroyers. The
British Fleet consisted of Admiral Jellicoe's fleet of 28 Dreadnaught
battleships and 3 battle cruisers and Admiral Beatty's force of 6 battle
cruisers and 4 fast battleships.
The Germans had planned to sail from the Baltic to the north sea with
the plan to engage the British Battle Cruisers in Norwegian waters. But
due to German radio messages being intercepted by the British the
British Grand fleet were alerted.
British Battleships and Cruisers at The Battle of Jutland
1st Battle Squadron. HMS Iron Duke (Flagship), HMS Agincourt,
HMS Colossus, HMS Hercules, HMS Marlborough, HMS Neptune, HMS Revenge,
HMS St. Vincent.
2nd Battle Squadron. HMS King George V, HMS Ajax, HMS Centurion, HMS
Conqueror, HMS Erin, HMS Monarch, HMS Orion, HMS Thunderer.
4th Battle Squadron, HMS Royal Oak, HMS Bellerophon, HMS Benbow, HMS
Canada, HMS Superb, HMS Temeraire, HMS Vanguard
5th battle Squadron, HMS Valiant, HMS Barham, HMS Malaya, HMS
Warspite
1st Battle-Cruiser Squadron, HMS Lion (Flagship, HMS
Princess Royal, HMS Queen Mary (Sunk) HMS Tiger
2nd battle-Cruiser Squadron. HMS Indefatigable
(Sunk) HMS New Zealand,
3rd battle-Cruiser Squadron, HMS Indomidable, HMS
Inflexible, HMS Invincible (Sunk)
1sr Cruiser Squadron, HMS Black Prince (Sunk), HMS
defence (Sunk) HMS Duke of Edinburgh, HMS Warrior (Sunk)
2nd Cruiser Squadron, HMS Cochrane, HMS Hampshire, HMS
Minotaur, HMS Shannon,
