Monmouth class

===Description===
Built for overseas service, this class of ten armoured cruisers was laid down between 1901 and 1903. They carry a relatively weak armament of 6" guns in their main battery and have a rather poor armour protection, making them fit to serve in second line exclusively. A weak spot are the guns mounted in a swallows nest position close to the waterline, rendering them inpoerational in heavy weather. Most ships were already assigned to the reserve fleet in 1914, but were reactivated as every ship was needed to clear the oceans from German raiders. In fulfilment of this duty, HMS Monmouth perished off Coronel while fighting Vice Admiral Graf von Spee's cruiser squadron.
===Ship data===
Relative combat value: 1677
Basic damage control capacity: 71%
Dimensions
Displacement: 9800 tons
Length: 141 m
Width: 20 m
Draught: 7 m
Standard crew: 678
Performance
Maximum speed (undamaged): 24 knots
Endurance: 8654 km
Coal capacity: 1600 tons
Armour protection
Conning tower armour: 10
Hull armour: 2
Main belt armour: 4
Deck armour: 1.75
Best armour type: Krupp
Armament
14 x 6in BL Mk VII(L), centrally controlled. Ammo: 2100 rounds
2 x 3-pdr QF Mk I / H, locally controlled. Ammo: 400 rounds
10 x 12-pdr 18cwt QF Mk Is, locally controlled. Ammo: 2000 rounds
2 x 3-pdr QF Mk I / H, locally controlled. Ammo: 400 rounds
2 x 18" Mk VII Torpedoes, locally controlled. Ammo: 4 torpedoes
===Ships in class===
* Monmouth (†, sunk off Coronel by German forces on November 1, 1914)
* Lancaster
* Kent
* Donegal
* Bedford (†, wrecked in the China Sea in August 1910)
* Essex (unavailable, away on overseas service)
* Berwick (unavailable, away on overseas service)
* Cornwall (unavailable, away on overseas service)
* Cumberland (unavailable, away on overseas service)
* Suffolk (unavailable, away on overseas service)
Category:Royal Navy
Category:Ship type
Category:Armoured Cruiser