:::: Modern Warships - GREAT BRITAIN
LION
Code - N149
£1.35
Class - 3
Date - 1965
Type - CL
Description - H.M.S. LION N149
Cruiser laid down 1942, but not completed
until 1960 to a revised design.
Sisters Tiger & Blake.
Displacement 9,550 tons
Dimensions 538’ x 64’ x 23’
Armament 4 x 6”/50 D.P.
6 x 3”/70
Armour 3 ½ “ Belt
Speed 31 ½ knots
