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.

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Drake-class cruiser canonical 1
Monmouth-class cruiser 1

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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

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HMS Drake class Drake-class cruiser
Drake-class cruiser followedBy Drake-class cruiser self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Monmouth-class cruiser