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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
1498: 471:. 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 1995: 1615: 1132: 1113: 1043: 1021: 2393: 1574: 1532: 1505: 1456: 1091: 998: 1703: 1276: 1234: 530:. The armour of the gun turrets was also five inches thick whilst that of their barbettes was six inches thick. The protective 98: 2101: 2076: 2004: 1981: 1974: 1650: 1608: 457: 770: 2275: 2091: 2051: 1762: 1717: 426: 234: 2270: 2046: 1988: 1588: 1435: 2081: 1657: 1553: 1442: 445:. They carried a maximum of 1,033 long tons (1,050 t) of coal and their complement consisted of 610 officers and 2086: 1643: 1581: 1524: 1491: 1269: 472: 460: 275: 269: 2381: 2376: 2371: 2366: 2361: 2356: 2351: 2346: 2341: 2336: 2331: 2326: 2208: 2201: 2174: 1757: 1539: 1002: 660: 653: 644: 863:*** = cost published by Brassey before the ship was complete, i.e. the total cost may have been more than this. 33: 2557: 2321: 2215: 2167: 2128: 2123: 2118: 2096: 2041: 2036: 2031: 2026: 1919: 1878: 1622: 1546: 1512: 2160: 1148: 526:
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. 1284: 1270: 1262: 1155: 615: 584:, launched on 4 September 1903, sunk by a 166:10,850 long tons (11,020 t) (normal) 658: 651: 648: 643: 638: 501:could be dismounted for service ashore. 985:Brassey's Naval Annual 1906, pp. 208–15 976:Brassey's Naval Annual 1905, pp. 234–43 896: 872: 1125:Directory of the World's Capital Ships 174:473 ft 6 in (144.3 m) ( 28: 1055:British Cruisers of the Victorian Era 918: 916: 914: 904: 902: 900: 738:Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering 630: 627: 621: 282:12-pounder (3-inch, 76 mm) 8 cwt guns 7: 1016:. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. 2510:One or more completed after the war 288:QF 3-pounder (47 mm) Hotchkiss guns 276:BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk VII guns 270:BL 7.5-inch (191 mm) Mk I guns 1251:List of cruisers of the Royal Navy 186:68 ft 6 in (20.9 m) 25: 837:London & Glasgow Shipbuilding 2563:Devonshire-class cruisers (1903) 68: 32: 1151:Technical details of the ships. 771:William Beardmore & Company 319:: .75–2 in (19–51 mm) 18:Devonshire class cruiser (1903) 2568:Ship classes of the Royal Navy 1127:. New York: Hippocrene Books. 1074:Naval Weapons of World War One 949:Friedman 2012, pp. 256, 260–61 922:Chesneau & Kolesnik, p. 71 879:"Cwt" is the abbreviation for 427:triple-expansion steam engines 313:: 2–6 in (51–152 mm) 235:triple-expansion steam engines 1: 1123:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). 421:of 24 feet (7.3 m). 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Index

Devonshire class cruiser (1903)

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

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