HMS cruiser Tiger
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In the late 1950s, the UK resumed construction of the three Tiger-class cruisers, which began as far back as 1941-42. The cruisers were given the ASW and AD roles in support of naval strike forces, to which end they were to be fitted with then up-to-date surface-to-air missile systems. However, SAM systems had never been developed for the cruisers that remained purely artillery ships. The Tiger was commissioned in 1959 and its sister ships Lion and Blake in 1960 and 1961.