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Cochrane

HMS Cochrane

Wrecked

Royal Navy

TypeArmoured cruiser
WarFirst World War
Main guns6 × 9.2″ guns

Fought at Jutland.

HMS COCHRANE. Photo: Symonds & Co, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 6 × 1 - BL 9.2-inch (234 mm) Mk X guns
  • 4 × 1 - BL 7.5-inch (191 mm) Mk II or Mk V guns
  • 26 × 1 - QF 3-pounder (47 mm) guns
  • 3 × 1 - submerged 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt: 3–6 in (76–152 mm)
  • Decks: 0.75–1.5 in (19–38 mm)
  • Barbettes: 3–6 in (76–152 mm)
  • Turrets: 4.5–7.5 in (110–190 mm)
  • Conning tower: 10 in (250 mm)
  • Bulkheads: 2–6 in (51–152 mm)=
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering, Govan
Laid down24 March 1904
Launched28 May 1905
Displacement13,550 long tons (13,770 t) (normal) 14,500 long tons (14,700 t) (deep load)
Length505 ft 4 in (154.0 m)
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Complement712

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

Career

Launched

28 May 1905

31 May – 1 June 1916

Fate

Wrecked

Stranded on the River Mersey 14 November 1918, wreck broken up