Devonshire class
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The Devonshire class was a group of early 20th-century British armored cruisers built for the Royal Navy, serving in various roles including patrol, escort, and fleet support before and during World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Devonshire class canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy cruiser class
ⓘ
armoured cruiser class ⓘ |
| armament |
4 × 7.5-inch (190 mm) main guns
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6-inch (152 mm) secondary guns ⓘ smaller quick-firing guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armour |
armoured conning tower
ⓘ
armoured deck ⓘ waterline belt up to about 6 inches thick ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 68 feet (20.7 m) ⓘ |
| builtFor | Royal Navy cruiser modernization program ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | early 1900s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 610 officers and men ⓘ |
| designedFor |
service with the fleet
ⓘ
trade protection ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 10850 long tons (standard) ⓘ |
| draught | approximately 24 feet (7.3 m) ⓘ |
| fate |
sunk by mine in 1916
ⓘ
wrecked on Bell Rock in 1915 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Warrior-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShip |
HMS Antrim
NERFINISHED
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HMS Argyll NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Carnarvon NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Roxburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 473 feet (144 m) ⓘ |
| notableService |
North Atlantic patrols during World War I
ⓘ
convoy escort duties during World War I ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfScrews | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Monmouth-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
escort
ⓘ
fleet support ⓘ patrol ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
ⓘ
triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | early 20th century ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | Battle of the Falkland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 22 knots ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War I ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HMS Hampshire