Cressy-class cruiser

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HMS Euryalus at anchor in Australia
Class overview
Name	Cressy class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Diadem class
Succeeded by	Drake class
Built	1898–1902
In service	1901–1920
Completed	6
Lost	3
Scrapped	3
General characteristics
Type	Armoured cruiser
Displacement	12,000 long tons (12,000 t) (normal)
Length	472 ft (143.9 m) (o/a)
Beam	69 ft 6 in (21.2 m)
Draught	26 ft 9 in (8.2 m) (maximum)
Installed power	30 Belleville boilers 21,000 ihp (16,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Complement	725–760
Armament	2 × single 9.2 in (234 mm) guns 12 × single 6 in (152 mm) guns 12 × single 12 pdr (3 in (76 mm)) guns 3 × single 3 pdr (47-mm) guns 2 × 18 in (450 mm) 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)

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]