HMS Lion 1910
The lead ship of her class, HMS Lion was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy during World War One. Laid down in 1909 and commissioned in 1912, she served throughout World War One, being heavily damaged several times. During the Battle of Jutland, Q turret suffered a propellant fire, which nearly sank the ship. Only the quick actions of Royal Marine Major Francis Harvey, the turret commander, who flooded the magazine saved the ship from an explosion. Major Harvey was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.
HMS Lion was scrapped in 1924, under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty.
HMS Lion Pre-1912 Refit. Note Original Position of Fore-Mast 
HMS Lion 
HMS Lion with HMS Princess Royal astern perhaps in 1913. 
HMS Lion seen in the summer of 1912 after a refit 
HMS Lion seen in the summer of 1912 after a refit 
HMS Lion seen in the summer of 1912 after a refit 
HMS Lion 
Flames shooting out of HMS Lion’s Q Turret after being hit by German shells 
HMS Lion with Q Turret on Fire at Jutland 
Damage to HMS Lion’s Q Turret After the Battle of Jutland 
Damage to HMS Lion’s Q Turret After the Battle of Jutland 
Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty (later Admiral of the Fleet 1st Earl Beatty) and officers seen on HMS Lion perhaps in 1916.
