Devonshire class cruiser (1903)
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The Devonshire class was a class of six armoured cruisers of the Royal Navy, launched in 1903–1904 at a cost of around £850,000 each.
The design was similar to the Monmouth class except that the twin 6 inch (153 mm) turrets were replaced with 7.5 inch (190 mm) single turrets.
All ships of the class served in World War I. Argyll was wrecked, and Hampshire was sunk by a naval mine. The four survivors were disposed of soon after the end of the war.
General characteristics
- Displacement: 10,850 tons.
- Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h).
- Complement: 655
- Length: 450 ft (137 m).
- Beam: 68 ft 6 in (20.88 m).
- Draft: 24 ft (7.3 m).
- Armament: four 7.5 inch (190 mm) guns, six 6 inch (153 mm) guns, eighteen 3-pounder guns, two 18 inch (460 mm) torpedo tubes.
Ships
- Antrim, launched on 8 October 1903, sold for breaking up on 19 December 1922.
- Argyll, launched on 3 April 1904, wrecked on 28 October 1915.
- Carnarvon, launched on 7 October 1903, sold for breaking up on 8 November 1921.
- Devonshire, launched on 30 April 1904, sold for breaking up on 9 May 1921.
- Hampshire, launched on 4 September 1903, sunk by a naval mine on 5 June 1916.
- Roxburgh, launched on 19 January 1904, sold on 8 November 1921.
See also
- Another Devonshire class formed part of the County class, launched in 1926–1928.
References
- J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
- Jane's Fighting Ships, 1919.
| Devonshire-class cruiser |
| Devonshire | Hampshire | Carnarvon |
| Antrim | Roxburgh | Argyll |
| List of cruisers of the Royal Navy |
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