British armoured cruiser HMS Drake 1899-1917

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Laid down at the Pembroke Dockyard on 24 April 1899, launched by Mrs. Lort Phillips on 5 March 1901, completed on 13 January 1902, torpedoed by the German submarine U-79 around 5 miles off Rathlin Island, Northern Island and finally capsized on 22 October 1917. The wrecks partly salvaged since 1920 still exists nowadays. Building costs 1.002,977-1.050.625 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)-24,11 (trials). 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.