HMS Tiger (C20)

	HMS Tiger before her conversion
History
United Kingdom
Name	Tiger
Ordered	1942 Additional Naval Programme
Builder	John Brown Shipyard
Cost	£12,820,000
Laid down	1 October 1941
Launched	25 October 1945
Commissioned	18 March 1959
Decommissioned	20 April 1978
Motto	Quis eripiet dentes; Latin: 'Who shall draw my teeth';
Fate	Scrapped, starting October 1986
General characteristics
Class and type	Tiger-class light cruiser
Displacement	as built: 9,550 tons standard, 11,700 tons deep load; after conversion: 9,975 tons standard, 12,080 tons deep load;
Length	555.5 ft (169.3 m) overall; 538 ft (164 m) between perpendiculars;
Beam	64 ft (20 m)
Draught	21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion	Four Admiralty-type three drum boilers (400 psi); Four shaft Parsons steam turbines; producing 80,000 shp;
Speed	31.5 knots (58 km/h)
Range	2,000 nautical miles (3,704 km) at 30 knots (55.6 km/h); 4,000 nautical miles (7,408 km) at 20 knots (37.0 km/h); 6,500 nautical miles (12,038 km) at 13 knots (24.1 km/h);
Complement	698 (885 after conversion)
Sensors and ; processing systems	as built: Types 277Q, 903 (x5), 960, 992Q radars, Types 174, 176 and 185 sonars; after conversion: Types 278, 903 (x4), 965M, 992Q radars, Types 174, 176 and 185 sonars;
Armament	As built:; Four × QF 6-inch Mark N5 guns (2 × 2); Six × QF 3-inch Mark N1 guns (3 × 2); After conversion:; Two × 6-inch (1 × 2); Two × 3-inch (1 × 2); Two × Seacat GWS22 quad missile launchers;
Aircraft carried	After conversion: Four helicopters (originally Westland Wessex, then Westland Sea King HAS 2 )

HMS Tiger was a conventional cruiser of the British Royal Navy, one of a three-ship class known as the Tiger class. Ordered during the Second World War, she was completed after its end.

Tiger was in service by 1960 and served in the Far East and then with the Home Fleet before going into reserve at the end of 1966.

From 1968 Tiger was converted to a "helicopter and command cruiser" and equipped with guided missile anti-aircraft defence before returning to service in the early 1970s. She remained in service until 1978 when she was put into reserve and marked for disposal. There were moves to return her to service during the Falklands War for her flight deck capacity, but this did not proceed. Tiger was finally sold for scrap in 1986.

^ Navy Estimates, 1959-60, pages 230-1, "List and particulars of new ships which have been accepted or are expected to be accepted into HM service during the Financial Year ended 31st March 1959"
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History
HMS Tiger before her conversion
United Kingdom
Name	Tiger
Ordered	1942 Additional Naval Programme
Builder	John Brown Shipyard
Cost	£12,820,000 ^[1]
Laid down	1 October 1941
Launched	25 October 1945
Commissioned	18 March 1959
Decommissioned	20 April 1978
Motto	Quis eripiet dentes Latin: 'Who shall draw my teeth'
Fate	Scrapped, starting October 1986
General characteristics
Class and type	Tiger-class light cruiser
Displacement	as built: 9,550 tons standard, 11,700 tons deep load after conversion: 9,975 tons standard, 12,080 tons deep load^[3]
Length	555.5 ft (169.3 m) overall 538 ft (164 m) between perpendiculars
Beam	64 ft (20 m)
Draught	21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion	Four Admiralty-type three drum boilers (400 psi) Four shaft Parsons steam turbines producing 80,000 shp
Speed	31.5 knots (58 km/h)
Range	2,000 nautical miles (3,704 km) at 30 knots (55.6 km/h) 4,000 nautical miles (7,408 km) at 20 knots (37.0 km/h) 6,500 nautical miles (12,038 km) at 13 knots (24.1 km/h)^[2]
Complement	698 (885 after conversion)
Sensors and processing systems	as built: Types 277Q, 903 (x5), 960, 992Q radars, Types 174, 176 and 185 sonars after conversion: Types 278, 903 (x4), 965M, 992Q radars, Types 174, 176 and 185 sonars
Armament	As built: Four × QF 6-inch Mark N5 guns (2 × 2) Six × QF 3-inch Mark N1 guns (3 × 2) After conversion: Two × 6-inch (1 × 2) Two × 3-inch (1 × 2) Two × Seacat GWS22 quad missile launchers
Aircraft carried	After conversion: Four helicopters (originally Westland Wessex, then Westland Sea King HAS 2 )