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Monmouth

HMS Monmouth

Sunk

Royal Navy

TypeArmoured cruiser
ClassMonmouth
WarFirst World War
Main guns10 × 6″ guns

Sunk with all hands at Coronel.

The British armoured cruiser HMS Monmouth, sunk at the Battle of Coronel, 1 November 1914. Postcard, presumably pre-war Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × twin, 10 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns
  • 10 × single 12-pdr (3 in (76 mm)) guns
  • 3 × single 3-pdr (1.9 in (47 mm)) guns
  • 2 × 18 in (450 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt: 2–4 in (51–102 mm)
  • Decks: 0.75–2 in (19–51 mm)
  • Barbettes: 4 in (102 mm)
  • Turrets: 4 in (102 mm)
  • Conning tower: 10 in (254 mm)
BuilderLondon & Glasgow Shipbuilding, Govan
Laid down29 August 1899
Launched13 November 1901
Displacement9,800 long tons (10,000 t) (normal)
Length463 ft 6 in (141.3 m) (o/a)
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Complement678

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

Career

Launched

13 November 1901

1 November 1914

No survivors