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upon completion in 1903. After a refit in 1907–1908 she became a
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457:, each driving one shaft using steam provided by 31
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991:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905
970:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
802:Debrett's Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage
445:of 463 feet 6 inches (141.3 m), a
952:(April). London: Conway Maritime Press: 19–26.
858:Naval Operations to the Battle of the Falklands
550:. Their casemates were plated over to improve
491:. Four of these guns were mounted in two twin-
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692:, 12 cwt referring to the weight of the gun.
646:where she captured 10 German merchantmen at
515:12-pounder (3-inch (76 mm)) 12-cwt guns
1038:Royal Navy Log Books of the World War 1 Era
619:on 16 December 1902, when she was named by
1238:World War I cruisers of the United Kingdom
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510:and were only usable in calm weather. Ten
650:on 27 September. She was assigned to the
461:. The engines produced a total of 22,000
386:escort duties and patrolling for German
19:For other ships with the same name, see
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394:in 1921 and broken up two years later.
1012:Directory of the World's Capital Ships
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880:British Cruisers of the Victorian Era
786:"Naval & Military intelligence".
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499:, and the others were positioned in
449:of 66 feet (20.1 m) and a deep
278:12-pdr (3 in (76 mm)) guns
746:Friedman 2012, pp. 251–252, 260–261
558:were installed on the upper deck.
506:. Six of these were mounted on the
1202:List of cruisers of the Royal Navy
631:and was present for the July 1914
527:3-pounder 1.9 in (47 mm)
14:
517:were fitted for defence against
489:6-inch (152 mm) Mk VII guns
316:: 0.75–2 in (19–51 mm)
284:3-pdr (1.9 in (47 mm))
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495:, one each fore and aft of the
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688:"Cwt" is the abbreviation for
455:triple-expansion steam engines
310:: 2–4 in (51–102 mm)
239:triple-expansion steam engines
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1010:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984).
429:. The ships were designed to
382:spent the rest of the war on
272:6 in (152 mm) guns
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644:operations in the Cameroons
252:(43 km/h; 26 mph)
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882:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth.
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615:on 19 February 1901 and
588:Construction and service
195:66 ft (20.1 m)
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203:25 ft (7.6 m)
143:General characteristics
398:Design and description
270:2 × twin, 10 × single
728:Friedman 2012, p. 336
534:18-inch (450 mm)
737:Friedman 2011, p. 81
652:5th Cruiser Squadron
629:Captain Aubrey Smith
463:indicated horsepower
364:2nd Cruiser Squadron
126:Paid off, April 1920
1040:. Naval-History.net
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666:Queenstown, Ireland
525:also carried three
486:breech-loading (BL)
390:. She was sold for
291:18 in (450 mm)
556:anti-aircraft guns
532:and two submerged
459:Belleville boilers
215:water-tube boilers
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1030:"Transcript: HMS
917:Massie, Robert K.
908:978-1-84832-100-7
889:978-1-59114-068-9
845:978-1-86176-281-8
664:in April 1920 in
512:quick-firing (QF)
356:armoured cruisers
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561:The ship's
548:gun shields
493:gun turrets
282:3 × single
1233:1902 ships
1217:Categories
1187:Devonshire
1148:Cumberland
1032:Cumberland
658:Cumberland
593:Cumberland
552:seakeeping
523:Cumberland
380:Cumberland
376:Home Fleet
360:Royal Navy
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257:Complement
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788:The Times
700:Footnotes
607:at their
601:laid down
574:barbettes
570:amidships
563:waterline
508:main deck
504:amidships
501:casemates
435:long tons
320:Barbettes
169:long tons
134:Sold for
115:Completed
99:Laid down
40:at anchor
1141:Cornwall
1120:Monmouth
1085:Monmouth
942:Monmouth
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878:(2012).
662:paid off
637:Spithead
617:launched
609:shipyard
544:Monmouth
482:Monmouth
431:displace
408:cruisers
404:Monmouth
351:Monmouth
265:Armament
153:Monmouth
107:Launched
75:Namesake
1162:Suffolk
1134:Berwick
1127:Donegal
1113:Bedford
1044:1 March
946:Warship
475:ratings
451:draught
425:Dupleix
422:or the
413:Guichen
374:in the
366:of the
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1180:class
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613:Govan
471:knots
427:class
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314:Decks
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