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List of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy. The battlecruiser was the brainchild of Admiral Sir John ("Jacky") Fisher, the man who had sponsored the construction of the world's first "all big gun" warship, HMS Dreadnought. He visualised a new breed of warship with the armament of a battleship, but faster, lighter, and less heavily armoured.
The list of battlecruiser classes includes all battlecruisers listed in chronological order by commission. Classes which did not enter service are listed by the date of cancellation or last work on the project.
This category is for battlecruisers commissioned or otherwise operated by the Royal Navy. For battlecruisers by era or conflict, or battlecruisers designed or built in the United Kingdom for use by other navies (if any), see Category:Battlecruisers of the United Kingdom.
List of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy. The battlecruiser was the brainchild of Admiral Sir John ("Jacky") Fisher, the man who had sponsored the construction of the world's first "all big gun" warship, HMS Dreadnought. He visualised a new breed of warship with the armament of a battleship, but faster, lighter, and less heavily armoured.
The Royal Navy's battlecruisers were warships that were designed with battleship-level armament but were lighter, faster, and less heavily armored. The first three battlecruisers were built while the world's first "all big gun" warship, HMS Dreadnought, was being constructed.
This is a list of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom* Invincible class ** Invincible (1908) ** Indomitable (1907) ** Inflexible (1908) * Indefatigable class ** Indefatigable (1909) ** New Zealand (1911) ** HMAS Australia…
HMS Lion served as the flagship of the Grand Fleet's battlecruisers throughout the First World War, except when she was being refitted or under repair. She sank the German light cruiser Cöln during the Battle of Heligoland Bight and served as Vice Admiral Beatty's flagship at the battles of Dogger Bank and Jutland.
To maximize their speed, the Courageous class were the first capital ships of the Royal Navy to use geared steam turbines and small-tube boilers. This made them the fastest capital ships in existence, slightly faster than even the Renown -class ships.
Royal Navy documents of the period often described any battleship with a speed of over about 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) as a battlecruiser, regardless of the amount of protective armour, although the G3 was considered by most to be a well-balanced fast battleship.
Of the battlecruisers built before the First World War, the Invincible class and Indefatigable class all had 6 inches (152 mm) of armour on their waterline, a top speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph), and eight 12-inch (305 mm) guns.