HMS Leviathan (1901) deck so they could be used in heavy weather. Several twelve-pounders were removed to make room for the six-inch guns. The ship's waterline armour belt had a maximum thickness of and was closed off by transverse bulkheads. The armour of the gun turrets and their barbettes was 6 inches thick while the casemate armour was 5 inches thick. The protective deck armour ranged in thickness from and the conning tower was protected by of armour. "Leviathan", named after the Biblical sea monster, was laid down by John Brown and Company at their shipyard in Clydebank on 30 November 1899. She
Leviathan in popular culture an aspect of Chauntea. In Steven Brust's novel "To Reign in Hell", Leviathan (female in this case) is one of seven elder inhabitants of Heaven who conspire to prevent Yahweh from creating the Earth as a sanctuary for himself and those loyal to him. "Leviathan" is the name of a novel by Scott Westerfeld about an alternate history in World War I. "Leviathan" is the title of a 1992 novel by Paul Auster. In Boris Akunin's novel "Murder on the Leviathan", Leviathan is the name of a gigantic steamship. "Leviathan Wakes" is the title a 2011 science fiction novel by