HMS Cressy

Sunk

Type	Armoured cruiser
Class	Cressy
War	First World War
Main guns	2 × 9.2″ guns

Also stopped to rescue survivors and was the third cruiser sunk by U-9.

Armoured cruiser HMS Cressy; she was sunk on 22 September 1914, along with her sister ships Aboukir and Hogue, by German U-boat U-9. Photo: UK Government, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

2 × single BL 9.2-inch Mk X guns
12 × single BL 6-inch Mk VII guns
12 × single QF 12-pdr 12-cwt guns
3 × 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns
2 × single submerged 18-inch torpedo tubes

Armour

Belt: 2–6 in (51–152 mm)
Decks: 1–3 in (25–76 mm)
Barbettes: 6 in (152 mm)
Turrets: 6 in (150 mm)
Conning tower: 12 in (305 mm)
Bulkheads: 5 in (127 mm)

Builder	Fairfield Shipbuilding, Govan
Laid down	12 October 1898
Launched	4 December 1899
Displacement	12,000 long tons (12,000 t) (normal)
Length	472 ft (143.9 m) (o/a)
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Complement	725–760

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

Career

Launched

4 December 1899

Sinking of Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy

Sunk

22 September 1914

Stopped to rescue survivors