HMS CARNARVON

DEVONSHIRE CLASS (1st Class Fighting Cruiser)

1914



Flagship of Rear Admiral A. P. Stoddart

Commanded by Captain H. L. d'E Skipworth

Laid down in 1902, completed 1905. Sold 1921. Normal displacement: 10850 tons. Length 473.5 feet, beam, 68.5 feet, draught 25.5 feet. Main armament four 7.5 inch guns, six 6 inch guns. Broadside: 1 000 pounds. Maximum range: 12,000 yards. Main armor: 4.5-6 inches. Designed speed-. 22.5 knots. Best speed in 1914: 22.1 knots. Complement: 655.

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