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Devonshire-class cruiser (1903)

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amidships. Four of these were mounted on the main deck and were only usable in calm weather. They had a maximum range of approximately 12,200 yards (11,200 m) with their 100-pound (45 kg) shells. The ships also carried 18
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and were also intended for commerce protection. The armament of the new design was made more powerful by the replacement of the twin six-inch (152 mm)
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and the forward double six-inch casemates by four 7.5-inch (190 mm) single turrets in a diamond arrangement. The ships were designed to
1487: 460:. The guns fired their 200-pound (91 kg) shells to a range of about 13,800 yards (12,600 m). Their secondary armament of six 1984: 1604: 1121: 1102: 1032: 1010: 2382: 1563: 1521: 1494: 1445: 1080: 987: 1692: 1265: 1223: 519:. The armour of the gun turrets was also five inches thick whilst that of their barbettes was six inches thick. The protective 87: 2090: 2065: 1993: 1970: 1963: 1639: 1597: 446: 759: 2264: 2080: 2040: 1751: 1706: 415: 223: 2259: 2035: 1977: 1577: 1424: 2070: 1646: 1542: 1431: 434:. They carried a maximum of 1,033 long tons (1,050 t) of coal and their complement consisted of 610 officers and 2075: 1632: 1570: 1513: 1480: 1258: 461: 449: 264: 258: 2370: 2365: 2360: 2355: 2350: 2345: 2340: 2335: 2330: 2325: 2320: 2315: 2197: 2190: 2163: 1746: 1528: 991: 649: 642: 633: 852:*** = cost published by Brassey before the ship was complete, i.e. the total cost may have been more than this. 22: 2546: 2310: 2204: 2156: 2117: 2112: 2107: 2085: 2030: 2025: 2020: 2015: 1908: 1867: 1611: 1535: 1501: 2149: 1137: 515:
had a maximum thickness of six inches (152 mm) and was closed off by five-inch (127 mm) transverse
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armament and stores. The 1905 edition costs were compiled before the ships were complete.
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The following table gives the build details and purchase cost of the members of the
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in the first decade of the 20th century. All ships of the class served in
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class. Standard British practice at that time was for these costs to
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armour ranged in thickness from .75–2 inches (19–51 mm) and the
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and the four 3-pounder guns displaced by the transfer were landed.
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At some point in the war, the main deck six-inch guns of the
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class was designed as improved versions of the preceding
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was protected by twelve inches (305 mm) of armour.
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of 68 feet 6 inches (20.9 m) and a deep
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. 1273: 1259: 1251: 1144: 604: 573:, launched on 4 September 1903, sunk by a 155:10,850 long tons (11,020 t) (normal) 647: 640: 637: 632: 627: 490:could be dismounted for service ashore. 974:Brassey's Naval Annual 1906, pp. 208–15 965:Brassey's Naval Annual 1905, pp. 234–43 885: 861: 1114:Directory of the World's Capital Ships 163:473 ft 6 in (144.3 m) ( 17: 1044:British Cruisers of the Victorian Era 907: 905: 903: 893: 891: 889: 727:Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering 619: 616: 610: 271:12-pounder (3-inch, 76 mm) 8 cwt guns 7: 1005:. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. 2499:One or more completed after the war 277:QF 3-pounder (47 mm) Hotchkiss guns 265:BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk VII guns 259:BL 7.5-inch (191 mm) Mk I guns 1240:List of cruisers of the Royal Navy 175:68 ft 6 in (20.9 m) 14: 826:London & Glasgow Shipbuilding 2552:Devonshire-class cruisers (1903) 57: 21: 1140:Technical details of the ships. 760:William Beardmore & Company 308:: .75–2 in (19–51 mm) 2557:Ship classes of the Royal Navy 1116:. New York: Hippocrene Books. 1063:Naval Weapons of World War One 938:Friedman 2012, pp. 256, 260–61 911:Chesneau & Kolesnik, p. 71 868:"Cwt" is the abbreviation for 416:triple-expansion steam engines 302:: 2–6 in (51–152 mm) 224:triple-expansion steam engines 1: 1112:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). 410:of 24 feet (7.3 m). 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London: Jonathan Cape. 1061:Friedman, Norman (2011). 1042:Friedman, Norman (2012). 817: 784: 751: 718: 685: 656: 441:The main armament of the 332:: 5 in (127 mm) 320:: 5 in (130 mm) 314:: 6 in (152 mm) 136: 36: 20: 947:Friedman 2011, pp. 80–81 929:Friedman 2011, pp. 75–76 445:class consisted of four 1410:Dreadnought battleships 1138:The Dreadnought Project 452:mounted in four single- 183:24 ft (7.3 m) 137:General characteristics 375:Design and description 992:The Naval Annual 1905 956:Friedman 2012, p. 280 920:Friedman 2012, p. 336 897:Friedman 2012, p. 256 488:12-pounder 8-cwt guns 462:BL 6-inch Mk VII guns 2521:Single ship of class 665:HM Dockyard, Chatham 420:indicated horsepower 793:Armstrong Whitworth 607: 447:breech-loading (BL) 432:cylindrical boilers 347:was a group of six 1783:Protected cruisers 606:Construction data 605: 590:Building Programme 479:and two submerged 450:7.5-inch Mk I guns 2534: 2533: 1694:Duke of Edinburgh 1657:Armoured cruisers 1292:Seaplane carriers 1248: 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Index


Royal Navy
Monmouth class
Duke of Edinburgh class
Armoured cruiser
o/a
ihp
Yarrow boilers
boilers
triple-expansion steam engines
knots
BL 7.5-inch (191 mm) Mk I guns
BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk VII guns
12-pounder (3-inch, 76 mm) 8 cwt guns
QF 3-pounder (47 mm) Hotchkiss guns
18-inch (45 cm)
torpedo tubes
Belt
Decks
Barbettes
Turrets
Conning tower
Bulkheads
armoured cruisers
Royal Navy
World War I
naval mine
Monmouth class
turrets
displace

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