<page_title> List of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy </page_title> <section_title> Lion class </section_title> <table> <cell> 8 × 13.5-inch (343 mm) <col_header> Main guns </col_header> <col_header> Commissioned </col_header> </cell> <cell> 9 inches (229 mm) <col_header> Armour </col_header> <col_header> Fate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 4 screws, steam turbines, 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) <col_header> Propulsion </col_header> </cell> </table>
The two Lion-class ships (or battlecruisers) had an armour of 9 inches (229 mm), speeds over 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) and eight 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns.