Drake-class cruiser

	HMS Drake in 1909
Class overview
Name	Drake class
Builders	Fairfield Shipbuilding; John Brown; Pembroke Dockyard; Vickers, Sons & Maxim;
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Cressy class
Succeeded by	Monmouth class
Built	1899-1903
In commission	1902–1920
Completed	4
Lost	2
Scrapped	2
General characteristics
Type	Armoured cruiser
Displacement	14,150 long tons (14,380 t) (normal)
Length	533 ft 6 in (162.6 m) (o/a)
Beam	71 ft 4 in (21.7 m)
Draught	26 ft (7.9 m)
Installed power	43 Belleville boilers; 30,000 ihp (22,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines;
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Complement	900
Armament	2 × single BL 9.2-inch (234 mm) guns; 16 × single BL 6-inch (152 mm) guns; 12 × single QF 12-pounder (3-inch, 76 mm) 12 cwt guns; 3 × QF 3-pounder (47 mm) Hotchkiss guns; 2 × single 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Belt: 2–6 in (51–152 mm); Decks: 1–2.5 in (25–64 mm); Barbettes: 6 in (152 mm); Turrets: 6 in (150 mm); Conning tower: 12 in (305 mm); Bulkheads: 5 in (127 mm);

The Drake class was a four-ship class of armoured cruisers built around 1900 for the Royal Navy.

Class overview
HMS Drake in 1909
Name	Drake class
Builders	Fairfield Shipbuilding John Brown Pembroke Dockyard Vickers, Sons & Maxim
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Cressy class
Succeeded by	Monmouth class
Built	1899-1903
In commission	1902–1920
Completed	4
Lost	2
Scrapped	2
General characteristics
Type	Armoured cruiser
Displacement	14,150 long tons (14,380 t) (normal)
Length	533 ft 6 in (162.6 m) (o/a)
Beam	71 ft 4 in (21.7 m)
Draught	26 ft (7.9 m)
Installed power	43 Belleville boilers 30,000 ihp (22,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × shafts 2 × 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Complement	900
Armament	2 × single BL 9.2-inch (234 mm) guns 16 × single BL 6-inch (152 mm) guns 12 × single QF 12-pounder (3-inch, 76 mm) 12 cwt guns 3 × QF 3-pounder (47 mm) Hotchkiss guns 2 × single 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Belt: 2–6 in (51–152 mm) Decks: 1–2.5 in (25–64 mm) Barbettes: 6 in (152 mm) Turrets: 6 in (150 mm) Conning tower: 12 in (305 mm) Bulkheads: 5 in (127 mm)