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.

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Label Occurrences
Devonshire class canonical 2
Devonshire-class cruisers 1
Iron Duke class 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy cruiser class
armoured cruiser class
armament 4 × 7.5-inch (190 mm) main guns
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
hasShip HMS Antrim
HMS Argyll
HMS Carnarvon
HMS Devonshire
HMS Hampshire
HMS Roxburgh
linked to: HMS Argyll
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
primaryRole escort
fleet support
patrol
propulsion coal-fired boilers
triple-expansion steam engines
serviceEntry early 20th century
tookPartIn Battle of the Falkland Islands
topSpeed about 22 knots
usedInConflict World War I

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

HMS Hampshire shipClass Devonshire class
HMS Benbow class Iron Duke class
linked to: Devonshire class
HMS Carnarvon shipClass Devonshire class
HMS Carnarvon category Devonshire-class cruisers
linked to: Devonshire class