Devonshire-class armoured cruiser
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The Devonshire-class armoured cruiser was a class of early 20th-century British Royal Navy cruisers designed for long-range patrol and fleet scouting, featuring heavy armour and mixed-calibre guns.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cressy-class cruiser | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy cruiser class
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class of armoured cruisers ⓘ |
| belongsToNavy | British Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipation | World War I service by individual ships of the class ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor |
fleet scouting
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long-range patrol ⓘ |
| designedInContextOf | pre-dreadnought era naval arms race ⓘ |
| hasArmamentLayout |
main guns mounted in turrets
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secondary guns in casemates or on deck mounts ⓘ |
| hasArmamentType |
mixed-calibre guns
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primary battery of large-calibre guns ⓘ secondary battery of smaller guns ⓘ |
| hasArmourCharacteristic | heavy armour for its time ⓘ |
| hasArmourType |
armoured belt
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armoured conning tower ⓘ armoured deck ⓘ armoured turrets ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial | riveted steel construction ⓘ |
| hasCrewCharacteristic | large crew complement typical of armoured cruisers of the era ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveSystem | armoured citadel around vital machinery and magazines ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
armoured protection prioritised over speed compared to later cruisers
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long cruising range ⓘ multiple gun calibres in main and secondary batteries ⓘ |
| hasEnduranceCharacteristic | high coal capacity for extended operations ⓘ |
| hasHullType | steel hull ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the lead ship HMS Devonshire ⓘ |
| hasObsolescenceReason | superseded by faster and more heavily armed battlecruisers and dreadnought-era cruisers ⓘ |
| hasRole |
capital ship substitute on distant stations
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support for battle fleet operations ⓘ |
| hasSpeedCharacteristic | moderate maximum speed compared to later cruisers ⓘ |
| hasStrategicPurpose |
projection of imperial sea power
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protection of British maritime trade routes ⓘ |
| hasSuperstructureType | central superstructure with fore and aft masts ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureEra | early 20th century ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier British armoured cruiser classes ⓘ |
| shipType | armoured cruiser ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Minotaur-class armoured cruiser
NERFINISHED
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battlecruiser classes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fleet screening
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overseas station service ⓘ showing the flag ⓘ trade protection ⓘ |
| usedPropulsion |
coal-fired boilers
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steam turbines or triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HMS Hampshire
this entity surface form:
Cressy-class cruiser