HMS Duke of Edinburgh

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Duke of Edinburgh
Namesake	Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Edinburgh
Ordered	1902/1903 Naval programme
Builder	Pembroke dockyard
Laid down	11 February 1903
Launched	14 June 1904
Completed	20 January 1906
Stricken	1919
Fate	Sold for scrap 12 April 1920
General characteristics
Class and type	Duke of Edinburgh-class armoured cruiser
Displacement	12,590 long tons (12,790 t) (normal); 13,965 long tons (14,189 t) (deep load);
Length	505 ft 6 in (154.1 m)
Beam	73 ft 6 in (22.4 m)
Draught	27 ft (8.2 m) (maximum)
Installed power	23,000 ihp (17,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts, 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines; 20 Babcock & Wilcox water-tube boilers and 6 cylindrical boilers;
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	789
Armament	6 × 1 - BL 9.2-inch (234 mm) Mk X guns; 10 × 1 - BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XI guns; 20 × 1 - Vickers QF 3-pounder guns; 3 × 1 - submerged 17.72 in (450 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Belt: 3–6 in (76–152 mm); Decks: 0.75–1.5 in (19–38 mm); Barbettes: 3–6 in (76–152 mm); Turrets: 4.5–7.5 in (110–190 mm); Conning tower: 10 in (254 mm); Bulkheads: 2–6 in (51–152 mm);

HMS Duke of Edinburgh was the lead ship of the Duke of Edinburgh-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the early 1900s. She was stationed in the Mediterranean when the First World War began and participated in the pursuit of the German battlecruiser SMS Goeben and light cruiser SMS Breslau. After the German ships reached Ottoman waters, the ship was sent to the Red Sea in mid-August to protect troop convoys arriving from India. Duke of Edinburgh was transferred to the Grand Fleet in December 1914 and participated in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. She was not damaged during the battle and was the only ship of her squadron to survive. She was eventually transferred to the Atlantic Ocean in August 1917 for convoy escort duties.

The ship was sold for scrap in 1920.

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