British armoured cruiser HMS Devonshire 1902-1923

Monmouth-class

Devonshire-class

Duek of Edinburgh-class

Laid down at the Chatham Dockyard on 25 March 1902, launched on 30 April 1904, completed on 24 August 1905, listed for sale in May 1920 and sold to be broken up on 9 May 1921 which was done at Barrow-in-Furness in 1923. Building costs 818.167-900.792 pond sterling. Engines made by Thames Iron Works.

Of the Devonshire-class armoured cruisers consisting of the Devonshire. Argyll, Hampshire, Antrim, Carnarvon. Hampshire and Roxburgh. Preceded by the Monmouth-class and succeeded by the Duke of Edinburgh-class.

General technical specifications of this class. Displacement 11.020 (normal) tons and as dimensions 144m3 (over all) x 20,9 x 7,3 metres or 473.6 x 68.6 x 24 feet. The 2-shafts, 2-4cylinder triple expansion steam engines, 17 Yarrow boilers and 6 cylindrical boilers supplied 21.000 ihp allowing a speed of 22 knots. Crew numbered 610 men. The armour consisted of a 5,1-15,2cm/2-6” thick belt, 1,8-5,1cm/0.75-2” thick decks, 12,7cm/5” bulkheads with the turrets, barbettes and conning tower protected by respectively 13c./5”, 15,2cm/6” and 30,5cm/12”  thick armour. The armament consisted of 4x1-19,1cm/7.5” breech loading Mk I guns, 6x1-15,2cm/6” Mk VII breech loading guns, 18x1-4,7cm/3pd Hotchkiss quick firing guns and 2x1-45cm/18” torpedo tubes.