HMS Donegal (1902)
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 HMS Donegal |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Donegal |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Govan |
| Launched: | September 4, 1902 |
| Fate: | Sold July 1, 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 9,800 tons |
| Length: | 463.5 ft (141.3 m) |
| Beam: | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Draught: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4-cylinder triple-extension steam engines two shafts 31 Belleville boilers 22,000hp |
| Speed: | apprx 23 knots |
| Complement: | 678 |
| Armament: | 14 x 6in guns 10 x 12 pounder guns |
| Armour: | 4in (102mm) belt 5in (127mm) barbette 5in (127mm) turret |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Donegal.
HMS Donegal was a Monmouth-class armoured cruiser of the British Royal Navy. She was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd of Govan and launched on September 4, 1902. She served in the First World War with most of her sisters, and survived to be sold for scrap on July 1, 1920. She was initially sold to S. Castle, of Plymouth, but later resold to Granton S. Breaking Co.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
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