Cressy-class cruiser

HMS Euryalus at anchor in Australia
Class overview
NameCressy class
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byDiadem class
Succeeded byDrake class
Built1898–1902
In service1901–1920
Completed6
Lost3
Scrapped3
General characteristics
TypeArmoured cruiser
Displacement12,000 long tons (12,000 t) (normal)
Length472 ft (143.9 m) (o/a)
Beam69 ft 6 in (21.2 m)
Draught26 ft 9 in (8.2 m) (maximum)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × shafts; 2 × triple-expansion steam engines
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Complement725–760
Armament
Armour

The Cressy-class cruiser was a class of six armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy around 1900. Their design's incorporation of a pair of 9.2-inch guns and armoured sides served to address criticism directed against the previous Diadem class — advances made possible by their 1,000 ton increase in displacement over their predecessors. The ships were notably stable, except for a susceptibility to pitching.[1]

  1. ^ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905, pp. 68–69