Drake-class cruiser
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The Drake-class cruiser was a group of large armored cruisers built for the British Royal Navy in the early 20th century, designed for long-range patrol and protection of maritime trade routes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Drake-class cruiser canonical | 1 |
| Monmouth-class cruiser | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy cruiser class
ⓘ
armoured cruiser class ⓘ |
| armourBeltThickness | 6 in ⓘ |
| armourConningTowerThickness | 12 in ⓘ |
| armourDeckThickness | 1–2.5 in ⓘ |
| armourTurretThickness | 6 in ⓘ |
| beam | 71 ft ⓘ |
| builtAt |
Barrow-in-Furness
ⓘ
Elswick ⓘ Govan ⓘ Pembroke Dockyard ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 1899–1903 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 900 officers and men ⓘ |
| designedFor |
long-range patrol
ⓘ
protection of maritime trade routes ⓘ |
| designFeature |
improved speed over preceding classes
ⓘ
large coal capacity for extended range ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 15500 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 14000 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 26 ft ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Drake-class cruiser
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Monmouth-class cruiser
|
| lengthOverall | 553 ft ⓘ |
| lightArmament |
12-pounder guns
ⓘ
3-pounder guns ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 2 × 9.2-inch guns in single turrets ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 23 knots ⓘ |
| navalArchitecture | transitional design between earlier armoured cruisers and later battlecruisers ⓘ |
| notableLoss |
HMS Drake sunk by U-boat torpedo in 1917
ⓘ
Battle of Coronel ⓘ
surface form:
HMS Good Hope sunk at the Battle of Coronel
|
| numberOfShips | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 30000 indicated horsepower ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Devonshire-class armoured cruiser
ⓘ
surface form:
Cressy-class cruiser
|
| propulsion |
2 triple-expansion steam engines
ⓘ
43 Belleville boilers ⓘ |
| range | 9000 nautical miles at 10 knots ⓘ |
| roleInWartime |
patrol duties
ⓘ
trade protection ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 16 × 6-inch guns in casemates ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| ship |
HMS Drake
ⓘ
HMS Good Hope ⓘ HMS King Alfred ⓘ HMS Drake ⓘ
surface form:
HMS Leviathan
|
| torpedoArmament | 2 × 18-inch submerged torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Monmouth-class cruiser