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Laid down at the shipyard of John Brown&Company, Clydebank, Scotland on 30 November 1899, launched by Lady Inverclyde on 3 July 1901, completed on 16 June 1903, added to the reserve fleet in 1907, decommissioned in 1909, added to the reserve fleet on 1913, decommissioned in mid 1914, added to the reserve fleet in 1919 and finally sold to be broken up to Hughes Bolckow of Blyth, Northumberland on 3 March 1920. Building costs 1.012.959-1.043.097 pound sterling
Of the Drake-class consisting of the Drake, Good Hope, King Alfred and Leviathan preceded by the Cressy-class and succeeded by the Monmouth-class. In fact was this class an enlarged and improved Cressy-class design made by chief constructor Sir William White with as potential opponent the French armoured cruiser Jeanne d’Arc.(1)
French Jeanne d'Arc
General technical specifications. Displacement 14.380/14.150 long tons (normal) and as dimensions 162,6 (over all) x 21,7 x 7,9 metres or 533.6 x 71.4 x 26 feet. The 2-4 cylinder triple expansion engines and 43 Belleville boilers supplied via 2 shafts 30.000 ihp allowing a speed of 23 knots (design). Maximum coal bunker capacity 2.500 ton. Their crew numbered 900 men. The armour consisted of a 5,1-16,2cm/2-6” thick belt ending in 12,7cm/5” thick bulkheads, 2,5-6,4cm/1-2,5” thick decks, with the gun turrets, barbettes and conning tower all protected by 15,2cm/6” thick armour. The armament consisted of 2x1-23,4cm/9.2” breech loading Mk X guns, 16x1-15,2cm/6” breech loading Mk VII guns in barbettes, 12x1-7,6cm/3” quick firing 12 cwt guns. 3-4,7cm quick firing Hotchkiss guns and 2x1-45cm/18” submerged torpedo tubes.
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1. With a displacement of 11.300 tons/11.122 long tons and as dimensions 145 x 19,4 x 8,1 metres or 475.9 x 63.8 x 26.7 feet. Speed 21,8 knots. Armament consisted of 2-19,4cm/7.6” guns and 14-13,8cm5.4” guns.
