HMS Princess Royal (1911)
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HMS Princess Royal was the second of two Lion-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy before the First World War. Designed in response to the Moltke-class battlecruisers of the Imperial German N
Princess Royal
A 3-inch 20 cwt AA gun on the quarterdeck of HMAS Australia
Princess Royal and the Russian cruiser Admiral Makarov at Kronstadt, June 1914
Blücher sinking
HMS Queen Mary
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HMS Queen Mary was the last battlecruiser built by the Royal Navy before the First World War. The sole member of her class, Queen Mary shared many features with the Lion-class battlecruisers, includin
HMS Princess Royal (1911)
…fire of the German battlecruisers, and the smoke from multiple successful hits caused Derfflinger to lose sight of Princess Royal and switch targets to Queen Mary at 16:16. By 16:25, the range was down to 14,400 yards (13,200 m) and Beatty turned two points to starboard to open the range again. Around this time…
Queen Mary at sea with torpedo net booms folded against her side
Queen Mary leaving the River Tyne, 1913
Launch of Queen Mary at Palmer's Shipbuilding
Queen Mary explodes during the Battle of Jutland