Devonshire-class cruiser (1903)

	HMS Antrim at anchor
Class overview
Name	Devonshire class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Monmouth class
Succeeded by	Duke of Edinburgh class
Built	1902–1905
In commission	1905–1922
Completed	6
Lost	2
Scrapped	4
General characteristics
Type	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); 17 Yarrow 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 (191 mm) Mk I guns; 6 × single BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk VII guns; 2 × single 12-pounder (3-inch, 76 mm) 8 cwt guns; 18 × single QF 3-pounder (47 mm) Hotchkiss guns; 2 × single 18-inch (45 cm) 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);

The Devonshire-class cruiser was a group of six armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. All ships of the class served in World War I. Argyll was wrecked, and Hampshire was sunk by a naval mine. The four survivors were disposed of soon after the war.

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