HMS Tiger

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HMS Tiger was a British Royal Navy battlecruiser of the early 20th century, noted for its powerful armament and service during World War I.

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HMS Tiger canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy warship
battlecruiser
armament 12 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns
8 × 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns in four twin turrets
anti-aircraft guns
torpedo tubes
armour belt up to 9 inches (229 mm)
deck armour up to 2.5 inches (64 mm)
turret armour up to 9 inches (229 mm)
beam 90 ft 6 in (27.6 m)
builder John Brown & Company NERFINISHED
builtAt Clydebank NERFINISHED
commissioned 1914-10-03
country United Kingdom
crewComplement about 1,100 officers and men
decommissioned 1931
displacement approximately 28,500 long tons (deep load)
draught 32 ft 6 in (9.9 m)
era early 20th century
fate sold for scrap
fleet Battle Cruiser Force NERFINISHED
Grand Fleet NERFINISHED
laidDown 1912-06-20
launched 1913-12-15
length 704 ft (214.6 m)
modernization received interwar refits
namesake tiger
navalArchitectureInfluence represented peak of British 13.5-inch-gun battlecruiser design
notableFeature distinctive tripod masts and superstructure layout
improved design over earlier British battlecruisers
powerful main battery of 13.5-inch guns
notedFor powerful armament
service at major North Sea battles in World War I
operator Royal Navy
participatedIn Battle of Dogger Bank NERFINISHED
Battle of Jutland NERFINISHED
postwarRole Atlantic Fleet service
gunnery training ship
powerOutput about 85,000 shp
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
scrapped 1932
servedInConflict World War I NERFINISHED
serviceEntry 1914
shipClass Tiger-class battlecruiser NERFINISHED
statusDuringWWI frontline capital ship
stricken 1931
topSpeed 28 knots

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HMS Queen Mary followedBy HMS Tiger