British battlecruiser Tiger

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British battlecruiser Tiger was a Royal Navy capital ship of World War I, noted for its heavy armament, high speed, and service with the Grand Fleet in major North Sea engagements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy warship
battlecruiser
armament 6-inch (152 mm) secondary guns
8 × 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns in four twin turrets
torpedo tubes
armour armoured decks
armoured turrets
belt up to about 9 inches thick
battle Battle of Dogger Bank
Battle of Jutland
beam about 90 ft
builder John Brown & Company
category Ships built on the River Clyde
World War I battlecruisers of the United Kingdom
commissioned 1914-10-03
conflict World War I
country United Kingdom
crewComplement about 1,100 officers and men
decommissioned 1931
designFeature flush deck and distinctive tripod masts
improved fire control over earlier British battlecruisers
displacement about 28,500 long tons (deep load)
era World War I capital ship
fate sold for scrap
fleet Grand Fleet
followedBy Renown-class battlecruiser ONDG
laidDown 1912-06-20
launched 1913-12-15
length about 704 ft overall
locationOfScrapping Rosyth
namedAfter tiger
notableAs last British battlecruiser completed before World War I
notableFor heavy armament
high speed
service in major North Sea engagements
operator Royal Navy
pennantNumber not commonly used; identified by name
precededBy Lion-class battlecruiser
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
roleAtJutland served with the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron
scrapped 1932
serviceBranch Battle Cruiser Fleet
surface form: Battlecruiser Force, Grand Fleet
shipClass British battlecruiser Tiger self-linksurface differs
surface form: HMS Tiger-class battlecruiser
shipyard Clydebank
statusAfterWWI retained in service during the interwar period
theatre North Sea
topSpeed about 28 knots

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Battle of Dogger Bank participant British battlecruiser Tiger
British battlecruiser Tiger shipClass British battlecruiser Tiger self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: HMS Tiger
this entity surface form: HMS Tiger-class battlecruiser