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 the light novel and anime "Gosick", Leviathan is the name of a famous alchemist whose true life and fate is one of the main mysteries on the story. In "Reborn!" there is a character named Leviathan who represents the sin Envy. In "Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san" the character Levia-san was once Leviathan but hasn't transformed in centuries. In the "Sword Art Online": Extra Edition special, Leviathan The Sea Lord appears at the end of an underwater quest to force Kraken The Abyss Lord to retreat. His appearance has more in common with the Greek god Poseidon. In "Leviathan ~The Last