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Carnarvon

HMS Carnarvon

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeArmoured cruiser
WarFirst World War
Main guns4 × single BL 7.5-inch Mk I guns

Fought at the Falklands.

HMS CARNARVON. Photo: Surgeon Oscar Parkes, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × single BL 7.5-inch Mk I guns
  • 6 × single BL 6-inch Mk VII guns
  • 2 × single 12-pounder 8 cwt guns
  • 18 × single QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns
  • 2 × single 18-inch torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt: 2–6 in (51–152 mm)
  • Decks: .75–2 in (19–51 mm)
  • Barbettes: 6 in (152 mm)
  • Turrets: 5 in (130 mm)
  • Conning tower: 12 in (305 mm)
  • Bulkheads: 5 in (127 mm)
BuilderWilliam Beardmore & Company, Dalmuir
Laid down1 October 1902
Launched7 October 1903
Displacement10,850 long tons (11,020 t) (normal)
Length473 ft 6 in (144.3 m) (o/a)
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Complement610

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

7 October 1903

8 December 1914

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 8 November 1921