HMS Lion (1847)
HMS Lion by Charles Dixon | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Lion |
| Ordered | 12 March 1840 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | July 1840 |
| Launched | 29 July 1847 |
| Completed | 26 September 1847 (in ordinary) |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 11 July 1905 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Vanguard-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 2583 42⁄94 bm |
| Length | 190 ft (57.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 57 ft (17.4 m) |
| Draught | 18 ft 10 in (5.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 23 ft 4 in (7.1 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 720 (wartime) |
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HMS Lion was an 80-gun second rate Vanguard-class ship of the line built for the Royal Navy in the 1840s. She was fitted with steam propulsion in 1858–1859. In 1871 Lion was converted into a training ship at HM Dockyard, Devonport. The ship was sold for scrap in 1905.