Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cruisers category.
01 / Overview
Devonshire-class armored cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1905–1905
Quantity
6
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
12
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the cruisers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationArmoured cruiser
- Ship TypeArmoured cruiser
- Builder / ShipyardArmstrong Whitworth, Chatham Dockyard, John Brown, London & Glasgow, Scotts Shipbuilding, William Beardmore
- Laid Down1902
- Launched1903
- Commissioned1905
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement10,850 t
- Standard Displacement10,850 t
- Full Load Displacement11,023.6 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)144.3 m
- Beam20.9 m
- Draft7.3 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement610
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Reciprocating
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines, 17 Yarrow boilers, 6 cylindrical boilers
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power15,660 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed22 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4 × BL 7.5-inch Mk I naval guns
- Main Gun Calibre190 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns6 × BL 6-inch Mk VII naval guns, 2 × QF 12-pounder 8 cwt guns, 18 × QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull MaterialSteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed6
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned6
- Cancelled0
- Lost2
- Retired4
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourBelt: 2-6 in, Decks: 0.75-2 in, Barbettes: 6 in, Turrets: 5 in, Conning tower: 12 in, Bulkheads: 5 in
- Belt Armour152 mm
- Deck Armour51 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1905Production started
- 1914First deployment: World War I
121
years in service
0
years in production
6
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
122CRUISERS12PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS587UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS32PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
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