HMS Cumberland

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:armament 6 × 6-inch guns
2 × 18-inch torpedo tubes
4 × 12-pounder guns
gptkbp:armor Belt armor
Conning tower armor
Deck armor
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class Armoured cruiser
gptkbp:commissioned 1903
gptkbp:crew 600
gptkbp:decommissioned 1926
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1926
gptkbp:displacement 10,000 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalDisposal Scrapped in 1928
gptkbp:firstPublished 1914
gptkbp:flag White Ensign
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Contributed to naval tactics development
First ship to carry the name Cumberland
Influenced future cruiser designs
Participated in significant naval battles
Served_in_both_World_Wars
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Devonport
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Cumberland
gptkbp:launchDate 1902
gptkbp:length 600 feet
gptkbp:nickname Cumbie
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Falkland_Islands
gptkb:Bombardment_of_Scarborough
Battle of Jutland
Convoy escort duties
Operation Menace
gptkbp:operationalRange Long-range operations
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Dardanelles_Campaign
gptkb:Naval_blockade_of_Germany
Humanitarian missions
Anti-submarine warfare
Diplomatic missions
Fleet exercises
Convoy escort missions
North_Sea_operations
Mediterranean_Fleet_operations
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbine
gptkbp:role Naval warfare
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Kent
gptkbp:speed 23 knots
gptkbp:type Cruiser