HMS Devonshire (1904)

	Devonshire at anchor
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Devonshire
Namesake	Devon
Builder	Chatham Royal Dockyard
Laid down	25 March 1902
Launched	30 April 1904
Completed	24 August 1905
Fate	Sold for scrap, 9 May 1921
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); 15 water-tube 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 Devonshire was the lead ship of her class of six armoured cruiser 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 in 1905 and was transferred to the 2nd Cruiser Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet in 1907. She was assigned to the reserve Third Fleet in 1909 and then 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; Devonshire did not see combat before she was transferred to the Nore in 1916. At the end of that year she was assigned to the North America and West Indies Station and spent the rest of the war escorting convoys. She was sold for scrap in 1921.
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History
Devonshire at anchor
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Devonshire
Namesake	Devon
Builder	Chatham Royal Dockyard
Laid down	25 March 1902
Launched	30 April 1904
Completed	24 August 1905
Fate	Sold for scrap, 9 May 1921
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) 15 water-tube 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)