HMS Cressy
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HMS Cressy was a British Cressy-class armored cruiser of the Royal Navy that served in the early 20th century and was lost in World War I after being torpedoed in the North Sea.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Cressy canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Cressy-class armoured cruiser
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Royal Navy cruiser ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 6-inch guns in casemates
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12-pounder guns ⓘ 2 × 18-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 2 × 9.2-inch guns in single turrets ⓘ 3-pounder guns ⓘ |
| armour |
2–3 inch deck armour
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5-inch transverse bulkheads ⓘ 6-inch barbettes and turrets ⓘ 6-inch belt armour ⓘ |
| beam | 69 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | More than 500 lives lost ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | Torpedoed by German submarine U-9 ⓘ |
| class | Cressy-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1901-05-28 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew |
About 760 officers and men (peacetime)
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About 900 officers and men (wartime) ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1914-09-22 ⓘ |
| displacement | 12000 long tons (standard) ⓘ |
| draught | 26 ft ⓘ |
| era | Pre-dreadnought era cruiser ⓘ |
| event | Part of the “Live Bait Squadron” loss of 22 September 1914 ⓘ |
| fate | Sunk by German submarine in World War I ⓘ |
| hullNumber | Not carried (named cruiser) ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1898-10-12 ⓘ |
| launched | 1899-12-04 ⓘ |
| length | 472 ft ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of Cressy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTheatre | European waters ⓘ |
| notableFor | Early-war Royal Navy cruiser loss to submarine attack ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy 7th Cruiser Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patrolledArea | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeBuilt | Govan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| power | 21000 indicated horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 triple-expansion steam engines
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30 Belleville boilers ⓘ |
| scrapped | No, lost in action ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | Early 20th century ⓘ |
| sunkTogetherWith |
HMS Aboukir
NERFINISHED
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HMS Hogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivorsRescuedBy | Dutch and British vessels ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 21 knots ⓘ |
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