Tiger class battlecruiser
- Tiger class battlecruiser
The Tiger class were a capital ship class of battlecruiser in the British Royal Navy. The class was originally planned to number two, but only one was built - HMS "Tiger".
History
The "Tigers" were originally intended to be sisters of the "Lion" class. However, in January 1911, the Vickers-Armstrong yard began building a battlecruiser for the Imperial Japanese Navy, the "Kongō". The key feature of the "Kongō"-class was that it had its main gun turrets all either aft or fore, eliminating the amidship turret that had a poor firing arc. That "Kongō" was built to a more balanced design than the "Lions" caused some indignation within the Royal Navy, the upshot being the Royal Navy ordering their next battlecruisers in light of the improvements made in "Kongō".
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