| Name: | LION |
| Type: | Battleship |
| Keel: | 04/7/1939 |
| Launched: | n/a |
| Completed: | n/a |
| Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd |
| Yard: | High Walker |
| Yard Number: | 16 |
| Dimensions: | 42550disp - 46500disp, 740.0 x 105.0 x 30.0(draft)ft |
| Engines: | 4 x Geared turbines sets (HP & LP), 130000shp |
| Engines by: | Parsons type |
| Propulsion: | 4 x Screws, 30.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Armament: | 3 x 3 x 16.0ins, 8 x 2 x 5.25ins QF, 6 x 8 x 2pdr QFguns |
| 3 x aircraft & 1 x catapult | |
| History: | |
| British Royal Navy | |
| Order cancelled | |
| Comments: | Member of the Lion Class |
| 10/1939: Construction suspended | |
| 1942: Order cancelled | |
| 1945: Slipway cleared | |
| The design was redefined in 1942 & 1944 |
Above plan copyright of Dr Dan Saranga