HMS Tiger was the last battlecruiser to have mixed firing for her boilers. The ship could accommodate up to 3,800 tons of fuel oil in her double bottom. The proposed sister-ship HMS Leopard was cancelled. HMS Tiger was so badly damaged at the battle of Dogger Bank in January 1915 that she was reported sunk by German propaganda. She was badly damaged at the Battle of Jutland. after being hit ten times  but resumed duties with the Battle Cruiser Fleet after repairs. In company with HMS Hood, HMS Tiger was despatched to the Baltic to attack the Bolsheviks but was recalled while in Swedish waters. She was reduced to reserve in August 1921 and from February 1924 was used as a gunnery training ship. HMS Tiger came out of reserve between April 1926 and April 1931 and after another spell in reserve was scrapped in 1932.

HMS Ocean by Ivan Berryman.

Escort to the Scharnhorst by Simon Atack