Duncan-class
Laid down at the Devonport Dockyard on 23 November 1899, launched on 5 March 1901, baptized by Lady Charles Scott, commissioned on 28 July 1903, wrecked and lost due to foggy weather conditions on Lundy Island on 30 May 1906, salvage efforts stopped in 1907 and broken up by the Western Marine Salvage Company, Penzance en situ between 1907-1022. Building costs 1.046.992 pond sterling.
Duncan-class consisting of the Duncan, Cornwallis, Montagu, Albemarle, Exmouth and Russell preceded by the London-class and succeeded by the King Edward VII-class. Designed as a British on the building programmes of France and Russia, the latter program including fast battleships. The Duncan-class was unofficially known as The Admirals.
General technical class specifications. Displacement 13.270-13,476 (load)-14.900-15.200 (deep) tons and as dimensions 132 (over all) x 23,01 x 7,85 metres or 432 x 75.6 x 25.9 feet. The 4-cylinder triple expansion steam and 24 Belleville water tube boilers supplied via 2 shafts 18.000 ihp allowing a speed of 19 knots and with a speed of 10 knots a range of 7.000nautical miles. The crew numbered 720 men. The armour consisted of a 18cm/7” thick belt, 18-28cm/7-1” thick bulkheads and 2,5-5,1cm/1-2” thick decks with the gunhouses, barbettes, casemates, and conning tower protected by respectively 20-25cm/8-10”, 10-28cm/4-11”, 15,2cm/6” and 30cm/12”. The armament consisted of 4-30,48cm/12” breech loading /40 Mark IX guns, 12-15,2cm/6” /45 breech loading Mk VII guns, 10-12pd quick firing guns, 6-3pd quick firing guns, 2 machineguns and 2x2-45cm/19” submerged torpedo tubes.
