Duke of Edinburgh-class cruiser

	Duke of Edinburgh at anchor
Class overview
Name	Duke of Edinburgh
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Devonshire class
Succeeded by	Warrior class
Cost	£1,193,414–£1,201,687
Built	1903–1906
In service	1906–1919
Completed	2
Lost	1
Scrapped	1
General characteristics
Type	Armoured cruiser
Displacement	12,590 long tons (12,790 t)
Length	505 ft 6 in (154.08 m) (o/a)
Beam	73 ft 6 in (22.4 m)
Draught	27 ft 6 in (8.4 m)
Installed power	23,000 indicated horsepower (17,000 kW); 26 boilers;
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 Vertical triple-expansion steam engines;
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range	8,130 nmi (15,060 km; 9,360 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	769
Armament	6 × single BL 9.2-inch (234 mm) Mk X guns; 10 × single BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XI guns; 20 × single QF 3-pounder (47 mm) Vickers guns; 3 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Waterline belt: 3–6 in (76–152 mm); Deck: .75–1.5 in (19–38 mm); Barbettes: 3–6 in (76–152 mm); Gun turrets: 4.5–7.5 in (114–191 mm); Conning tower: 10 in (254 mm); Bulkheads: 2–6 in (51–152 mm);

The Duke of Edinburgh-class cruiser was a class of two armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. They were the first British armoured cruisers designed to work with the battlefleet rather than protect merchant shipping. After commissioning, they were assigned to the Atlantic, Channel and Home Fleets until 1913 when they were transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet. After the start of World War I in August 1914, the sister ships participated in the pursuit of the German battlecruiser SMS Goeben and light cruiser SMS Breslau. After the German ships reached their refuge in Ottoman Turkey, the ships were ordered to the Red Sea for convoy escort duties. They captured three German merchant ships before they returned to home at the end of the year.

The sisters participated in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 where Black Prince was sunk with all hands. Duke of Edinburgh spent the next year on blockade duties in the North Sea before she was transferred to the Atlantic Ocean on convoy escort duties for the rest of the war. She was sold for scrap in 1920.

Class overview
Duke of Edinburgh at anchor
Name	Duke of Edinburgh
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Devonshire class
Succeeded by	Warrior class
Cost	£1,193,414–£1,201,687
Built	1903–1906
In service	1906–1919
Completed	2
Lost	1
Scrapped	1
General characteristics
Type	Armoured cruiser
Displacement	12,590 long tons (12,790 t)
Length	505 ft 6 in (154.08 m) (o/a)
Beam	73 ft 6 in (22.4 m)
Draught	27 ft 6 in (8.4 m)
Installed power	23,000 indicated horsepower (17,000 kW) 26 boilers
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 Vertical triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range	8,130 nmi (15,060 km; 9,360 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	769
Armament	6 × single BL 9.2-inch (234 mm) Mk X guns 10 × single BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XI guns 20 × single QF 3-pounder (47 mm) Vickers guns 3 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Waterline belt: 3–6 in (76–152 mm) Deck: .75–1.5 in (19–38 mm) Barbettes: 3–6 in (76–152 mm) Gun turrets: 4.5–7.5 in (114–191 mm) Conning tower: 10 in (254 mm) Bulkheads: 2–6 in (51–152 mm)