HMS Carnarvon

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HMS Carnarvon was a British Devonshire-class armored cruiser that served with the Royal Navy in the early 20th century, notably participating in World War I operations.

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HMS Carnarvon canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Devonshire-class armoured cruiser ⓘ
Royal Navy cruiser ⓘ
armament 4 × 7.5-inch guns ⓘ
6 × 6-inch guns ⓘ
smaller quick-firing guns ⓘ
torpedo tubes ⓘ
armour armoured deck ⓘ
armoured turrets ⓘ
belt armour up to about 6 inches thick ⓘ
beam approximately 68 feet ⓘ
builder William Beardmore and Company ⓘ
category 1900s ships ⓘ
Devonshire-class cruisers ⓘ
linked to: Devonshire class

World War I cruisers of the United Kingdom ⓘ
commissioned 1905 ⓘ
constructionProgramme British naval expansion of early 1900s ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crewComplement around 610 officers and men ⓘ
decommissioned post-World War I ⓘ
displacement approximately 10,850 tons standard ⓘ
era pre-dreadnought era ⓘ
fate sold for scrap ⓘ
hullMaterial steel ⓘ
laidDown 1902 ⓘ
launched 1903 ⓘ
length approximately 473 feet ⓘ
namedAfter Carnarvon ⓘ
notableFor service in early World War I cruiser operations ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
propulsion coal-fired boilers ⓘ
triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ
roleInBattleOfTheFalklandIslands part of British squadron pursuing German East Asia Squadron ⓘ
servedIn Home Fleet ⓘ
North America and West Indies Station ⓘ
South Atlantic during World War I ⓘ
serviceEntry early 20th century ⓘ
shipClass Devonshire class ⓘ
shipType armoured cruiser ⓘ
shipyard Dalmuir shipyard ⓘ
linked to: Scotstoun shipyard
topSpeed about 22 knots ⓘ
usedFor fleet screening ⓘ
patrol duties ⓘ
trade protection ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Devonshire-class cruiser → hasShip → HMS Carnarvon ⓘ
subject linked to: Devonshire class