HMS Argyll (1904)

	HMS Argyll at anchor, 1909
History
United Kingdom
Name	Argyll
Namesake	Argyll
Builder	Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering, Greenock
Laid down	1 September 1902
Launched	3 March 1904
Completed	December 1905
Fate	Wrecked on the Bell Rock, 28 October 1915
General characteristics
Class and type	Devonshire-class armoured cruiser
Displacement	10,850 long tons (11,020 t) (normal)
Length	473 ft 6 in (144.3 m) (o/a)
Beam	68 ft 6 in (20.9 m)
Draught	24 ft (7.3 m)
Installed power	21,000 ihp (16,000 kW); 16 Babcock & Wilcox boilers; 6 cylindrical boilers;
Propulsion	2 × Shafts; 2 × 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines;
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Complement	610
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);

HMS Argyll was one of six Devonshire-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She was assigned to the 1st Cruiser Squadron of the Channel Fleet upon completion and was transferred to the 5th Cruiser Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet in 1909. Two years later, she was detached to escort the royal yacht during King George V's trip to British India. Argyll was assigned to the 3rd Cruiser Squadron of the reserve Second Fleet in 1913.

Upon mobilisation in mid-1914, her squadron was assigned to the Grand Fleet; Argyll did not see combat before she ran aground and was wrecked in October 1915. Her crew were rescued without loss and the wreck was later salvaged before it was demolished. Nonetheless, it remains diveable.
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History
HMS Argyll at anchor, 1909
United Kingdom
Name	Argyll
Namesake	Argyll
Builder	Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering, Greenock
Laid down	1 September 1902
Launched	3 March 1904
Completed	December 1905
Fate	Wrecked on the Bell Rock, 28 October 1915
General characteristics
Class and type	Devonshire-class armoured cruiser
Displacement	10,850 long tons (11,020 t) (normal)
Length	473 ft 6 in (144.3 m) (o/a)
Beam	68 ft 6 in (20.9 m)
Draught	24 ft (7.3 m)
Installed power	21,000 ihp (16,000 kW) 16 Babcock & Wilcox boilers; 6 cylindrical boilers
Propulsion	2 × Shafts 2 × 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Complement	610
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^{[Note 1]} 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)