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 In 1994, the American rapper Nas released his first solo album, "Illmatic". The first official single released from the album was "It Ain't Hard to Tell" in which Nas rapped "Begin like a violin / End like Leviathan", suggesting his music can have a soothing effect to the ear of its listeners but a rough ending for his competition. American metalcore band Leathermøuth wrote a song named "Leviathan" for their debut album "xø". The American progressive metal band Mastodon named their second album "Leviathan" in reference to the Herman Melville novel "Moby-Dick", on which the concept of the album is