# List of cruisers of World War I
## List

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List of cruisers of World War I :
| Ship | Operator | Class | Type | Displacement (tons) | First commissioned | Fate |
| Achilles | Royal Navy | Warrior | armored cruiser | 13,550 | 22 April 1907 | sold for scrap 9 May 1921 |
| Adamastor | Portuguese Navy | | unprotected cruiser | 1,729 | 3 August 1897 | decommissioned 16 October 1933, scrapped April 1934 |
| Admiral Makarov | Imperial Russian Navy | Bayan | armored cruiser | 7,750 | 28 April 1908 | decommissioned 1918, scrapped 1922 |
| Admiral Spaun | Austro-Hungarian Navy | | scout cruiser | 3,400 | 15 November 1910 | ceded to Great Britain 1920, scrapped 1920–1921 |
| Agordat | Regia Marina | Agordat | torpedo cruiser | 1,340 | 29 September 1900 | sold for scrap 4 January 1923 |
| Albany | United States Navy | New Orleans | protected cruiser | 3,769 | 29 May 1900 | decommissioned 1922, sold for scrap 11 February 1930 |
| Almirante Barroso | Brazilian Navy | Almirante Barroso | protected cruiser | 3,437 | 25 August 1896 | decommissioned 28 July 1931 |
| Almirante Grau | Peruvian Navy | Almirante Grau | scout cruiser | 3,100 | 10 August 1907 | stricken 1958 |
| Almirante Tamandaré | Brazilian Navy | | protected cruiser | 4,537 | 27 November 1897 | decommissioned 27 December 1915, scrapped 1920 |
| Amalfi | Regia Marina | Pisa | armored cruiser | 9,677 | 1 September 1909 | sunk 7 July 1915 |
| Amphitrite | Royal Navy | Diadem | protected cruiser | 11,000 | 17 September 1901 | sold for scrap 12 April 1920 |
| Andromeda | Royal Navy | Diadem | protected cruiser | 11,000 | 5 September 1899 | scrapped 14 August 1956 |
| Argonaut | Royal Navy | Diadem | protected cruiser | 11,000 | 19 April 1900 | scrapped 4 September 1921 |
| Ariadne | Royal Navy | Diadem | protected cruiser | 11,000 | 5 June 1902 | sunk 26 July 1917 |
| Askold | Imperial Russian Navy | | protected cruiser | 5,820 | 25 January 1902 | seized by Great Britain and renamed as HMS Glory IV 1918, scrapped 1922 |
| Aso | Imperial Japanese Navy | Bayan | armored cruiser | 7,750 | 27 January 1903 | sunk as target 4 August 1932 |
| Aspern | Austro-Hungarian Navy | Zenta | protected cruiser | 2,417 | 29 May 1900 | decommissioned 15 March 1918, ceded to Great Britain and scrapped 1920 |
| Augusto Riboty | Regia Marina | Mirabello | scout cruiser | 1,756 | 5 May 1917 | stricken February 1950, scrapped 1951 |
| Aurora | Imperial Russian Navy | Pallada | protected cruiser | 6,731 | 16 July 1903 | preserved as museum ship 1956 |
| Bahia | Brazilian Navy | Bahia | scout cruiser | 3,050 | 21 May 1910 | sunk by explosion 4 July 1945 |
| Basilicata | Regia Marina | Campania | protected cruiser | 2,483 | 1 August 1917 | sunk by boiler explosion 13 August 1919, sold for scrap 1 July 1921 |
| Bayan | Imperial Russian Navy | Bayan | armored cruiser | 7,750 | 14 July 1911 | decommissioned 1918, scrapped 1922 |
| Berk-i Satvet | Ottoman Navy | Peyk-i Şevket | torpedo cruiser | 775 | 13 November 1907 | stricken 1944, scrapped 1953 |
| Birmingham | United States Navy | Chester | scout cruiser | 3,750 | 11 April 1908 | decommissioned 1923, sold for scrap 13 May 1930 |
| Birkenhead | Royal Navy | Town (Birkenhead) | light cruiser | 5,235 | May 1915 | sold for scrap 26 October 1921 |
| Birmingham | Royal Navy | Town (Birmingham) | light cruiser | 5,440 | 3 February 1914 | sold for scrap 5 February 1931 |
| Black Prince | Royal Navy | Duke of Edinburgh | armored cruiser | 12,590 | 17 March 1906 | sunk 1 June 1916 |
| Blücher | Imperial German Navy | | armored cruiser | 15,592 | 1 October 1909 | sunk 24 January 1915 |
| Bremse | Imperial German Navy | Brummer | minelayer cruiser | 4,316 | 1 July 1916 | scuttled 21 June 1919, raised and scrapped November 1929 |
| Breslau | Imperial German Navy Ottoman Navy | Magdeburg | light cruiser | 4,500 | 20 August 1912 | transferred to Ottoman Empire as Midilli 16 August 1914, sunk 20 January 1918 |
| Brummer | Imperial German Navy | Brummer | minelayer cruiser | 4,316 | 2 April 1916 | scuttled 21 June 1919 |
| Brisbane | Royal Australian Navy | Town (Chatham) | light cruiser | 5,400 | 31 October 1916 | sold for scrap 13 June 1936 |
| Bristol | Royal Navy | Town (Bristol) | light cruiser | 4,800 | 17 December 1910 | sold for scrap 9 May 1921 |
| Buenos Aires | Argentine Navy | | protected cruiser | 4,788 | 29 April 1896 | stricken 17 May 1932, sold for scrap 1935 |
| Campania | Regia Marina | Campania | protected cruiser | 2,483 | 18 April 1917 | stricken 11 March 1937 and sold for scrap |
| Carlo Alberto Racchia | Regia Marina | Mirabello | scout cruiser | 1,756 | 21 December 1916 | sunk 21 July 1920 |
| Carlo Mirabello | Regia Marina | Mirabello | scout cruiser | 1,756 | 24 August 1916 | sunk 21 May 1941 |
| Cassard | French Navy | D'Assas | protected cruiser | 3,894.6 | 21 June 1897 | stricken 27 July 1924, scrapped 25 November 1925 |
| Cataluña | Spanish Navy | Princesa de Asturias | armored cruiser | 6,888 | 1903 | decommissioned 1929, scrapped 1930 |
| Challenger | Royal Navy | Challenger | protected cruiser | 5,880 | 30 May 1904 | sold for scrap 1920 |
| Chao Ho | Republic of China Navy | Chao Ho | protected cruiser | 2,707 | 21 February 1912 | sunk 28 September 1937 |
| Charleston | United States Navy | St. Louis | protected cruiser | 9,700 | 17 October 1905 | decommissioned 1923, sold for scrap 6 March 1930 |
| Châteaurenault | French Navy | | protected cruiser | 7,898 | 10 October 1902 | sunk 14 December 1917 |
| Chatham | Royal Navy | Town (Chatham) | light cruiser | 5,400 | December 1912 | sold for scrap 13 July 1926 |
| Chattanooga | United States Navy | Denver | protected cruiser | 3,200 | 11 October 1904 | decommissioned 1921, sold for scrap 8 March 1930 |
| Chester | United States Navy | Chester | scout cruiser | 3,750 | 25 April 1908 | decommissioned 1921, renamed as York 1928, sold for scrap 13 May 1930 |
| Chester | Royal Navy | Town (Birkenhead) | light cruiser | 5,185 | May 1916 | sold for scrap 9 November 1921 |
| Chihaya | Imperial Japanese Navy | | unprotected cruiser | 1,238 | 9 September 1901 | stricken 1 September 1929, scrapped 1945 |
| Chikuma | Imperial Japanese Navy | Chikuma | protected cruiser | 5,040 | 17 May 1912 | stricken 1 April 1931, sunk as target 1935 |
| Claes Uggla | Swedish Navy | Örnen | torpedo cruiser | 800 | 28 November 1900 | run aground and sunk 22 June 1917 |
| Clas Fleming | Swedish Navy | | minelayer cruiser | 1,550 | 23 February 1914 | decommissioned 1 January 1959, scrapped 1960 |
| Cleveland | United States Navy | Denver | protected cruiser | 3,200 | 2 November 1903 | decommissioned 1929, sold for scrap 7 March 1930 |
| Coatit | Regia Marina | Agordat | torpedo cruiser | 1,292 | 1 October 1900 | sold for scrap 11 June 1920 |
| Cochrane | Royal Navy | Warrior | armored cruiser | 13,550 | 18 February 1907 | run aground 14 November 1918, broken up June 1919 |
| Coronel Bolognesi | Peruvian Navy | Almirante Grau | scout cruiser | 3,100 | 10 August 1907 | stricken 1958 |
| Cosmao | French Navy | Troude | protected cruiser | 1,847.8 | 8 August 1891 | stricken 30 October 1919, scrapped 1928 |
| D'Entrecasteaux | French Navy | | protected cruiser | 7,898 | 4 April 1899 | to Poland as Bałtyk 1927, scrapped by Germany 1942 |
| Dartmouth | Royal Navy | Town (Weymouth) | light cruiser | 5,250 | 16 October 1911 | sold for scrap 13 December 1930 |
| Defence | Royal Navy | Minotaur | armored cruiser | 14,600 | 9 February 1909 | sunk 31 May 1916 |
| Denver | United States Navy | Denver | protected cruiser | 3,200 | 17 May 1904 | decommissioned 1931, sold for scrap 13 September 1933 |
| Des Moines | United States Navy | Denver | protected cruiser | 3,200 | 5 March 1904 | decommissioned 1921, sold for scrap 11 March 1930 |
| Descartes | French Navy | Descartes | protected cruiser | 3,942 | 12 February 1896 | stricken 10 May 1920, scrapped 10 May 1921 |
| Diadem | Royal Navy | Diadem | protected cruiser | 11,000 | 19 July 1898 | sold for scrap 9 May 1921 |
| Diana | Imperial Russian Navy | Pallada | protected cruiser | 6,731 | 10 December 1901 | scrapped 1922 |
| Dresden | Imperial German Navy | Dresden | light cruiser | 3,606 | 14 November 1908 | scuttled 14 March 1915 |
| Du Chayla | French Navy | D'Assas | protected cruiser | 3,894.6 | 15 July 1897 | stricken 27 October 1921, scrapped December 1933 |
| Dublin | Royal Navy | Town (Chatham) | light cruiser | 5,400 | March 1913 | sold for scrap July 1926 |
| Duke of Edinburgh | Royal Navy | Duke of Edinburgh | armored cruiser | 12,590 | 20 January 1906 | sold for scrap 12 April 1920 |
| Dupetit-Thouars | French Navy | Gueydon | armored cruiser | 9,032 | 28 August 1905 | sunk 7 August 1918 |
| Edgar Quinet | French Navy | Edgar Quinet | armored cruiser | 13,847 | 15 December 1910 | wrecked 4 January 1930 |
| Elbing | Imperial German Navy | Pillau | light cruiser | 4,320 | 4 September 1915 | scuttled 1 June 1916 |
| Elisabeta | Royal Romanian Navy | | protected cruiser | 1,330 | 5 November 1888 | decommissioned 1920, sold for scrap 1926 |
| Elli | Royal Hellenic Navy | Chao Ho | protected cruiser | 2,115 | 14 December 1914 | sunk 15 August 1940 |
| Emden | Imperial German Navy | Dresden | light cruiser | 3,606 | 10 July 1909 | disabled and grounded 9 November 1914 |
| Emperador Carlos V | Spanish Navy | | armored cruiser | 9,090 | 2 June 1898 | decommissioned 1922, scrapped 1933 |
| Encounter | Royal Australian Navy | Challenger | protected cruiser | 5,880 | 21 November 1905 | scuttled 14 September 1932 |
| Esmeralda | Chilean Navy | | armored cruiser | 7,032 | 4 September 1896 | decommissioned 1930, sold for scrap 1933 |
| Europa | Royal Navy | Diadem | protected cruiser | 11,000 | 23 November 1899 | sold 15 September 1920 |
| Falmouth | Royal Navy | Town (Weymouth) | light cruiser | 5,250 | September 1911 | sunk 20 August 1916 |
| Francesco Ferruccio | Regia Marina | Giuseppe Garibaldi | armored cruiser | 7,230 | 1 September 1905 | stricken 1 April 1930 and scrapped |
| Frankfurt | Imperial German Navy | Wiesbaden | light cruiser | 5,100 | 20 August 1915 | ceded to United States as USS Frankfurt 11 March 1920, sunk as target 18 July 1921 |
| Frederick | United States Navy | Pennsylvania | armored cruiser | 13,680 | 18 April 1905 | decommissioned 1922, sold for scrap 11 February 1930 |
| Freya | Imperial German Navy | Victoria Louise | protected cruiser | 5,570 | 20 October 1898 | stricken 25 January 1920, scrapped 1921 |
| Fylgia | Swedish Navy | | armored cruiser | 4,300 | 21 June 1907 | decommissioned 1 January 1953, sold for scrap 1957 |
| Galveston | United States Navy | Denver | protected cruiser | 3,200 | 15 February 1905 | decommissioned 1930, sold for scrap 13 September 1933 |
| Garibaldi | Argentine Navy | Giuseppe Garibaldi | armored cruiser | 6,700 | 12 October 1896 | stricken 20 March 1934, sold for scrap 1936 |
| Gelderland | Royal Netherlands Navy | Holland | protected cruiser | 4,033 | 15 July 1900 | captured by Germany 14 May 1940, renamed as Niobe 1 March 1944, sunk 16 July 1944, raised and scrapped June 1953 |
| General Belgrano | Argentine Navy | Giuseppe Garibaldi | armored cruiser | 7,120 | 8 October 1898 | stricken 8 May 1947, sold for scrap 1953 |
| Georgios Averof | Royal Hellenic Navy | Pisa | armored cruiser | 9,956 | 16 May 1911 | decommissioned 1 August 1952, museum ship |
| Giuseppe Garibaldi | Regia Marina | Giuseppe Garibaldi | armored cruiser | 7,230 | 1 January 1901 | sunk 18 July 1915 |
| Glasgow | Royal Navy | Town (Bristol) | light cruiser | 4,800 | 19 September 1910 | sold for scrap 29 April 1927 |
| Gloucester | Royal Navy | Town (Bristol) | light cruiser | 4,800 | October 1910 | sold for scrap 9 May 1921 |
| Gneisenau | Imperial German Navy | Scharnhorst | armored cruiser | 11,433 | 6 March 1908 | sunk 8 December 1914 |
| Graudenz | Imperial German Navy | Graudenz | light cruiser | 4,834 | 10 August 1914 | ceded to Italy as Ancona 1 June 1920, scrapped 1938 |
| Gueydon | French Navy | Gueydon | armored cruiser | 9,397 | 1 September 1903 | decommissioned 1935, sunk 14 August 1944 |
| Hai Chen | Republic of China Navy | Hai Yung | protected cruiser | 2,680 | 21 September 1898 | scuttled 25 September 1937, salvaged and scrapped 1964 |
| Hai Chi | Republic of China Navy | Hai Chi | protected cruiser | 4,232 | 10 May 1899 | scuttled 11 August 1937 |
| Hai Chou | Republic of China Navy | Hai Yung | protected cruiser | 2,680 | 24 August 1898 | scuttled 25 September 1937, salvaged and scrapped 1960 |
| Hai Yung | Republic of China Navy | Hai Yung | protected cruiser | 2,680 | 27 July 1898 | scuttled 11 August 1937 |
| Hamidiye | Ottoman Navy | | protected cruiser | 3,904 | 15 April 1904 | decommissioned March 1947, sold for scrap on 10 September 1964 |
| Hansa | Imperial German Navy | Victoria Louise | protected cruiser | 5,792 | 20 April 1899 | stricken 6 December 1919, scrapped 1920 |
| Hertha | Imperial German Navy | Victoria Louise | protected cruiser | 5,570 | 23 July 1898 | stricken 6 December 1919, scrapped 1920 |
| Hela | Imperial German Navy | | light cruiser | 1,995 | 3 May 1896 | sunk 13 September 1914 |
| Helgoland | Austro-Hungarian Navy | Novara | scout cruiser | 3,400 | 5 September 1914 | ceded to Italy 1920 and renamed as Brindisi, scrapped 1937 |
| Hirado | Imperial Japanese Navy | Chikuma | protected cruiser | 5,040 | 17 June 1912 | stricken 1 April 1940, scrapped 1947 |
| Holland | Royal Netherlands Navy | Holland | protected cruiser | 3,900 | 1 July 1898 | decommissioned 1920 and scrapped |
| Huntington | United States Navy | Pennsylvania | armored cruiser | 13,680 | 23 February 1905 | decommissioned 1920, sold for scrap 30 August 1930 |
| Isla de Luzon | United States Navy | Isla de Luzón | protected cruiser | 1,022 | 22 September 1887 | stricken 23 July 1919, sold 10 March 1920 |
| Iwate | Imperial Japanese Navy | Izumo | armored cruiser | 9,274 | 18 March 1901 | sunk 25 July 1945, scrapped 1946–1947 |
| Izumo | Imperial Japanese Navy | Izumo | armored cruiser | 9,353 | 25 September 1900 | sunk 28 July 1945, scrapped 1947 |
| Jeanne d'Arc | French Navy | | armored cruiser | 11,086 | 10 March 1903 | renamed as Jeanne d'Arc II 1930, sold for scrap 9 July 1934 |
| Jurien de la Gravière | French Navy | | protected cruiser | 6,070 | 15 May 1901 | sold for scrap 28 December 1922 |
| Kaiser Karl VI | Austro-Hungarian Navy | | armored cruiser | 6,166 | 23 May 1900 | ceded to Great Britain, scrapped 1920 |
| Kaiserin und Königin Maria Theresia | Austro-Hungarian Navy | | armored cruiser | 5,330 | 8 November 1894 | ceded to Great Britain, scrapped 1920 |
| Kaiserin Augusta | Imperial German Navy | | protected cruiser | 5,960 | 17 November 1892 | stricken 1 October 1919, scrapped 1920 |
| Kasuga | Imperial Japanese Navy | Kasuga | armored cruiser | 7,578 | 7 January 1904 | sunk 18 July 1945, salvaged and scrapped 1948 |
| Liverpool | Royal Navy | Town (Bristol) | light cruiser | 4,800 | 4 October 1910 | sold for scrap 8 November 1921 |
| Lowestoft | Royal Navy | Town (Birmingham) | light cruiser | 5,440 | 21 April 1914 | sold for scrap 8 January 1931 |
| Lussin | Austro-Hungarian Navy | | torpedo cruiser | 995.2 | 12 July 1884 | ceded to Italy 1920 and renamed as Sorrento, scrapped 1928 |
| Magdeburg | Imperial German Navy | Magdeburg | light cruiser | 4,500 | 20 August 1912 | ran aground 26 August 1914 |
| Mariscal Sucre | Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela | Isla de Luzón | protected cruiser | 1,022 | 22 September 1887 | scrapped 1940 |
| Marsala | Regia Marina | Nino Bixio | protected cruiser | 3,575 | 4 August 1914 | scrapped 1927 |
| Mecidiye | Ottoman Navy | | protected cruiser | 3,485 | 19 December 1903 | decommissioned 1 March 1947, scrapped 1952–1956 |
| Melbourne | Royal Australian Navy | Town (Chatham) | light cruiser | 5,400 | 18 January 1913 | scrapped 1929 |
| Memphis | United States Navy | Tennessee | armored cruiser | 14,500 | 17 July 1906 | wrecked 29 August 1916, sold for scrap 17 January 1922 |
| Milwaukee | United States Navy | St. Louis | protected cruiser | 9,700 | 11 May 1906 | run aground 13 January 1917, sold for scrap 5 August 1919 |
| Minotaur | Royal Navy | Minotaur | armored cruiser | 14,600 | 1 April 1908 | paid off 5 February 1919, sold for scrap April 1920 |
| Mogami | Imperial Japanese Navy | Yodo | protected cruiser | 1,350 | 16 September 1908 | stricken 1 April 1928, scrapped 31 January 1929 |
| Montana | United States Navy | Tennessee | armored cruiser | 14,500 | 21 July 1908 | renamed USS Missoula 7 June 1920, sold for scrap 29 September 1930 |
| Montcalm | French Navy | Gueydon | armored cruiser | 9,032 | 20 March 1902 | decommissioned 28 October 1926, sunk 16 August 1944 |
| Montevideo | National Navy of Uruguay | | protected cruiser | 2,050 | 28 April 1887 | scrapped 1932 |
| Natal | Royal Navy | Warrior | armored cruiser | 13,550 | 5 March 1907 | sunk by magazine explosion 30 December 1915 |
| New Orleans | United States Navy | New Orleans | protected cruiser | 3,769 | 18 March 1898 | decommissioned 1922, sold for scrap 11 February 1930 |
| Newcastle | Royal Navy | Town (Bristol) | light cruiser | 4,800 | 20 September 1910 | sold for scrap 9 May 1921 |
| Nino Bixio | Regia Marina | Nino Bixio | protected cruiser | 3,575 | 5 May 1914 | scrapped 1929 |
| Niobe | Royal Canadian Navy | Diadem | protected cruiser | 11,000 | 6 December 1898 | paid off 1920, broken up 1922 |
| Nisshin | Imperial Japanese Navy | Kasuga | armored cruiser | 7,578 | 7 January 1904 | sunk as target 18 January 1942 |
| Noordbrabant | Royal Netherlands Navy | Holland | protected cruiser | 4,033 | 1 March 1900 | decommissioned 1920, scuttled 17 May 1940 |
| North Carolina | United States Navy | Tennessee | armored cruiser | 14,500 | 7 May 1908 | renamed USS Charlotte 7 June 1920, sold for scrap 29 September 1930 |
| Nottingham | Royal Navy | Town (Birmingham) | light cruiser | 5,440 | 1 April 1914 | sunk 19 August 1916 |
| Novara | Austro-Hungarian Navy | Novara | scout cruiser | 3,400 | 10 January 1915 | ceded to France 1920 and renamed as Thionville, scrapped 1941 |
| Nueve de Julio | Argentine Navy | | protected cruiser | 3,600 | 29 June 1893 | decommissioned 23 October 1930 and scrapped |
| O'Higgins | Chilean Navy | | armored cruiser | 7,796 | 2 April 1898 | scrapped 1958 |
| Otowa | Imperial Japanese Navy | | protected cruiser | 3,000 | 6 September 1904 | ran aground 1 August 1917, sunk 10 August 1917 |
| Patagonia | Argentine Navy | | armored cruiser | 1,530 | 19 November 1886 | decommissioned 17 September 1927, sold for scrap 1973 |
| Pallada | Imperial Russian Navy | Bayan | armored cruiser | 7,750 | 8 February 1911 | sunk 11 October 1914 |
| Peresvet | Imperial Russian Navy | Peresvet | armored cruiser | 13,810 | 6 August 1901 | sunk 4 January 1917 |
| Peyk-i Şevket | Ottoman Navy | Peyk-i Şevket | torpedo cruiser | 775 | 13 November 1907 | stricken 1944, scrapped 1953 |
| Pillau | Imperial German Navy | Pillau | light cruiser | 4,320 | 14 December 1914 | ceded to Italy 1920, recommissioned as Bari 21 January 1924, sunk 28 June 1943, raised 13 January 1948 and scrapped |
| Pisa | Regia Marina | Pisa | armored cruiser | 9,677 | 1 September 1909 | stricken 28 April 1937 and scrapped |
| Pittsburgh | United States Navy | Pennsylvania | armored cruiser | 13,680 | 9 March 1905 | sold for scrap 21 December 1931 |
| Pothuau | French Navy | | armored cruiser | 5,374 | 5 June 1897 | sold for scrap 25 September 1929 |
| Princesa de Asturias | Spanish Navy | Princesa de Asturias | armored cruiser | 6,888 | 10 June 1903 | decommissioned 28 December 1927, scrapped 1933 |
| Psilander | Swedish Navy | Örnen | torpedo cruiser | 800 | 20 July 1900 | sunk as target 3 August 1939 |
| Pueblo | United States Navy | Pennsylvania | armored cruiser | 13,680 | 19 January 1905 | decommissioned 1927, sold for scrap 2 October 1930 |
| Pueyrredón | Argentine Navy | Giuseppe Garibaldi | armored cruiser | 6,700 | 4 August 1898 | stricken 2 August 1954, sold for scrap 1957 |
| Quarto | Regia Marina | | protected cruiser | 3,271 | 31 March 1913 | sunk as target November 1940 |
| Regensburg | Imperial German Navy | Graudenz | light cruiser | 4,834 | 3 January 1915 | ceded to France as Strasbourg 4 June 1920, stricken June 1936, scuttled 1944 |
| Reina Regente | Spanish Navy | | protected cruiser | 5,203 | 8 October 1910 | decommissioned 1926, scrapped 1929 |
| Rio Grande do Sul | Brazilian Navy | Bahia | scout cruiser | 3,050 | 14 May 1910 | scrapped 1948 |
| Roon | Imperial German Navy | Roon | armored cruiser | 9,382 | 5 April 1906 | stricken 25 November 1920, scrapped 1921 |
| Rossia | Imperial Russian Navy | | armored cruiser | 12,195 | 13 September 1897 | sold for scrap 1 July 1922 |
| Saida | Austro-Hungarian Navy | Novara | scout cruiser | 3,400 | 1 August 1914 | ceded to Italy 1920 and renamed as Venezia, scrapped 1937 |
| Salem | United States Navy | Chester | scout cruiser | 3,750 | 1 August 1908 | decommissioned 1921, sold for scrap 11 February 1930 |
| San Diego | United States Navy | Pennsylvania | armored cruiser | 13,680 | 1 August 1907 | sunk 19 July 1918 |
| San Giorgio | Regia Marina | San Giorgio | armored cruiser | 10,796 | 1 July 1910 | scuttled 22 January 1941, sank while under tow 1952 |
| San Marco | Regia Marina | San Giorgio | armored cruiser | 10,796 | 7 February 1911 | scrapped 1949 |
| San Martín | Argentine Navy | Giuseppe Garibaldi | armored cruiser | 6,700 | 25 April 1898 | stricken 8 December 1935, sold for scrap 1947 |
| Sankt Georg | Austro-Hungarian Navy | | armored cruiser | 7,289 | 21 July 1905 | ceded to Great Britain, scrapped 1920 |
| Scharnhorst | Imperial German Navy | Scharnhorst | armored cruiser | 11,433 | 24 October 1907 | sunk 8 December 1914 |
| Seattle | United States Navy | Tennessee | armored cruiser | 14,500 | 7 August 1906 | decommissioned 1946, sold for scrap 1946 |
| Sebenico | Austro-Hungarian Navy | Zara | torpedo cruiser | 882.6 | December 1882 | ceded to Italy and scrapped 1920 |
| South Dakota | United States Navy | Pennsylvania | armored cruiser | 13,680 | 27 January 1908 | renamed USS Huron 7 June 1920, decommissioned 1927, hulked August 1931, sunk 18 February 1961 |
| Shannon | Royal Navy | Minotaur | armored cruiser | 14,600 | 19 March 1908 | paid off 2 May 1919, sold for scrap 12 December 1922 |
| Southampton | Royal Navy | Town (Chatham) | light cruiser | 5,400 | November 1912 | sold for scrap 13 July 1926 |
| Spartiate | Royal Navy | Diadem | protected cruiser | 11,000 | 17 March 1903 | renamed HMS Fisgard June 1915, sold for scrap July 1932 |
| Spalato | Austro-Hungarian Navy | Zara | torpedo cruiser | 833 | September 1881 | ceded to Italy 1920, scrapped 1921 |
| St. Louis | United States Navy | St. Louis | protected cruiser | 9,700 | 18 August 1906 | decommissioned 1922, sold for scrap 13 August 1930 |
| Stralsund | Imperial German Navy | Magdeburg | light cruiser | 4,500 | 10 December 1912 | ceded to France as Mulhouse 3 August 1920, scrapped 1935 |
| Strassburg | Imperial German Navy | Magdeburg | light cruiser | 4,500 | 9 October 1912 | ceded to Italy as Taranto 20 July 1920, sunk 23 September 1944 |
| Surcouf | French Navy | Forbin | protected cruiser | 2,015 | 10 October 1890 | stricken 4 April 1921, sold for scrap 10 May 1921 |
| Sydney | Royal Australian Navy | Town (Chatham) | light cruiser | 5,400 | 26 June 1913 | scrapped 1929 |
| Szigetvár | Austro-Hungarian Navy | Zenta | protected cruiser | 2,313 | 30 September 1901 | decommissioned 15 March 1918, ceded to Great Britain and scrapped 1920 |
| Tacoma | United States Navy | Denver | protected cruiser | 3,200 | 30 January 1904 | run aground 16 January 1924, sold for scrap 5 September 1924 |
| Takachiho | Imperial Japanese Navy | Naniwa | protected cruiser | 3,727 | 26 March 1886 | sunk 18 October 1914 |
| Tamoio | Brazilian Navy | Tupi | torpedo cruiser | 1,170 | November 1896 | decommissioned 1916 |
| Tiradentes | Brazilian Navy | | torpedo cruiser | 795 | 13 September 1893 | decommissioned 5 July 1925 |
| Tone | Imperial Japanese Navy | | protected cruiser | 4,113 | 5 May 1910 | sunk as target 30 April 1933 |
| Tsugaru | Imperial Japanese Navy | Pallada | protected cruiser | 6,731 | 2 November 1901 | scuttled 27 May 1924 |
| Tupi | Brazilian Navy | Tupi | torpedo cruiser | 1,170 | 14 October 1897 | decommissioned 27 December 1915 |
| Tymbira | Brazilian Navy | Tupi | torpedo cruiser | 1,170 | 26 January 1896 | decommissioned 30 November 1917 |
| Varese | Regia Marina | Giuseppe Garibaldi | armored cruiser | 7,230 | 5 April 1901 | stricken 4 January 1923 and scrapped |
| Varyag | Imperial Russian Navy | | protected cruiser | 6,500 | 2 January 1901 | seized by Great Britain February 1918, scrapped 1923–1925 |
| Veinticinco de Mayo | Argentine Navy | | protected cruiser | 3,500 | 3 September 1891 | scrapped 1927 |
| Victoria Louise | Imperial German Navy | Victoria Louise | protected cruiser | 5,570 | 20 February 1899 | stricken 4 July 1919, scrapped 1923 |
| Vineta | Imperial German Navy | Victoria Louise | protected cruiser | 5,792 | 13 September 1899 | stricken 6 December 1919, scrapped 1920 |
| Waldeck-Rousseau | French Navy | Edgar Quinet | armored cruiser | 13,995 | 8 August 1911 | hulked 14 June 1936, scrapped 1941–1943 |
| Warrior | Royal Navy | Warrior | armored cruiser | 13,550 | 12 December 1906 | sunk 1 June 1916 |
| Weymouth | Royal Navy | Town (Weymouth) | light cruiser | 5,250 | October 1911 | sold for scrap 2 October 1928 |
| Wiesbaden | Imperial German Navy | Wiesbaden | light cruiser | 5,100 | 23 August 1915 | sunk 1 June 1916 |
| Yahagi | Imperial Japanese Navy | Chikuma | protected cruiser | 5,040 | 27 July 1912 | stricken 1 April 1940, scrapped 1947 |
| Yarmouth | Royal Navy | Town (Weymouth) | light cruiser | 5,250 | April 1912 | sold for scrap 2 July 1929 |
| Ying Rui | Republic of China Navy | Chao Ho | protected cruiser | 2,460 | 2 December 1911 | sunk 25 October 1937 |
| Yodo | Imperial Japanese Navy | Yodo | protected cruiser | 1,270 | 8 April 1908 | stricken 1 April 1940, scrapped 1945 |
| Yorck | Imperial German Navy | Roon | armored cruiser | 9,382 | 21 November 1905 | sunk 4 November 1914 |
| Zara | Austro-Hungarian Navy | Zara | torpedo cruiser | 833 | 17 July 1882 | ceded to Italy 1920, scrapped 1921 |
| Zenta | Austro-Hungarian Navy | Zenta | protected cruiser | 2,313 | 28 May 1899 | sunk 16 August 1914 |
| Zhemchug | Imperial Russian Navy | Izumrud | protected cruiser | 3,103 | 26 July 1904 | sunk 28 October 1914, partially raised and scrapped 1920s |
| Zeeland | Royal Netherlands Navy | Holland | protected cruiser | 3,900 | 1 June 1898 | decommissioned 1924 and scrapped |