HMS Warrior ( 1905 ) HMS " Warrior " was a armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century . She was stationed in the Mediterranean when the First World War began and participated in the pursuit of the German battlecruiser and light cruiser . " Warrior " was transferred to the Grand Fleet in December 1914 and remained there for the rest of her career . She was heavily damaged during the Battle of Jutland in 1916 , after which she withdrew and was later abandoned and sank in a rising sea . Description . " Warrior " displaced as built and fully loaded . The ship had an overall length of , a beam of and a draught of . She was powered by four - cylinder triple - expansion steam engine s , driving two shafts , which developed a total of and gave a maximum speed of . The engines were powered by 19 Yarrow water - tube boilers and six cylindrical boilers . The ship carried a maximum of of coal and an additional of fuel oil that was sprayed on the coal to increase its burn rate . At full capacity , she could steam for at a speed of . Armament . Her main armament consisted of six BL 9 . 2 - inch Mk X guns in single Mk V turret s distributed in two centerline turrets ( one each fore and one aft ) and four turrets disposed in the corners about the funnels . Her secondary armament of four BL 7 . 5 - inch Mk II or Mk V guns in single Mk II turrets was carried amidships , between the wing 9 . 2 - inch guns . Twenty - six Vickers QF 3 - pounders were fitted , ten on turret roofs and eight each on the forward and aft superstructures . The last four ships of the cruisers had a secondary armament of turreted 7 . 5 - inch guns rather than the guns in casemate s of the first two ships ; these latter four were sometimes referred to as the " Warrior " class . Because of the extra topweight of the turrets in comparison to their half - sisters their stability was reduced which made them very good seaboats and steady gun platforms . The ship also mounted three submerged 17 . 7 - inch ( 450 mm ) torpedo tube s , one of which was mounted in the stern . Service . " Warrior " was ordered as part of the 1903 – 04 naval construction programme as the first of four armoured cruisers . She was laid down on 5 November 1903 at Pembroke Dockyard , launched on 25 November 1905 and completed on 12 December 1906 . On completion , " Warrior " was assigned to the 5th Cruiser Squadron in the Channel Fleet until 1909 , when she was transferred to the 2nd Cruiser Squadron . In 1913 the ship was transferred to the 1st Cruiser Squadron of the Mediterranean Fleet . She was involved in the pursuit of the German battlecruiser " Goeben " and light cruiser " Breslau " at the outbreak of World War I , but was ordered not to engage them . " Warrior " participated in the Allied sweep which led to the sinking of the Austro - Hungarian light cruiser during the Battle of Antivari in August 1914 . A few days later she was ordered to Suez to defend the Suez Canal against any Turkish attack and remained there until 6 November when she was ordered to Gibraltar to join a squadron of French and British ship to search for German warships still at sea off the African coast . This was cancelled on 19 November after the location of the German East Asia Squadron was revealed by survivors of the Battle of Coronel . " Warrior " joined the Grand Fleet in December 1914 and was assigned to the 1st Cruiser Squadron under Rear - Admiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot . At the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916 , the 1st Cruiser Squadron was in front of the Grand Fleet , on the right side . At 5 : 47 p . m . , the squadron flagship , , and " Warrior " spotted the German II Scouting Group and opened fire . Their shells felt short and the two ships turned to port in pursuit , cutting in front of the battlecruiser , which was forced to turn away to avoid a collision . Shortly afterwards they spotted the disabled German light cruiser and closed to engage . When the two ships reached a range of from " Wiesbaden " they were spotted in turn at 6 : 05 by the German battlecruiser and four battleships who were less than away . The fire from the German ships was heavy and " Defence " blew up at 6 : 20 . " Warrior " was hit by at least fifteen and six shells , but was saved when the German ships switched their fire to the battleship when its steering jammed and caused " Warspite " to make two complete circles within sight of much of the High Seas Fleet . " Warrior " was heavily damaged by the German shells , which caused large fires and heavy flooding , although her engines continued running for long enough to allow her to withdraw to the west . She was taken in tow by the seaplane tender HMS " Engadine " who took off her surviving crew of 743 . She was abandoned in a rising sea at 8 : 25 a . m . on 1 June when her upper deck was only 4 feet ( 1 . 2 m ) above the water , and subsequently foundered .