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Title: The Royal Navy
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Swinburne, Henry Lawrence Wilkinson, Norman, 1878-1934 illus Jellicoe, John Rushworth Jellicoe, Earl, 1859-1935, illus
Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Navy Great Britain. Royal Navy
Publisher: London, A. and C. Black
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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8 Formidable. 2 Lord Nelson, 6 Canopus, 8 King Edward VII. 9 Majestic, 2 Swiftsure, Of the above the last four named classes all carry a battery of four 12-inch and twelve 6-inch guns ;the eight ships of the King Edward VII, class mount four 12-inch, four 9*2, and ten 6-inch guns ;the two Eord Nelsons are armed with four 12-inch and four 9*2-inch; the Invincibles carry eight, and the Dreadnoughts twelve 12-inch guns. Only the Triumph and Swiftsure carry 10-inch, of which each mounts four; but this weakness in their main armament is compensated for by the fact that in each ship the secondary battery is composed of fourteen 75-inch guns. Armoured Cruisers. 3 Minotaur. 10 Monmouth, 4 Warrior, 4 Drake,2 Duke of Edinburgh. 6 Cressy. 6 Devonshire, 1 Three more Dreadnoughts are provided for in the 1907-8 estimates. 2 The Invincible class are included amongst battleships, though DESTROYERS AT SEA
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Image: Destroyers at Sea - THE NAVY OF TO-DAY 299 Of these, all are 23 knot ships, with the exception of the Cressy class, which are 21 knotters, and the Devonshire, Duke of Edinburgh, and Warrior classes, which are nominally 22 knotters, but, asa matter of fact, more nearly 23 knotters. The lightest armed are the Monmouth class, which carry only fourteen 6-inch. Their improved sisters of the Devonshire class mount four 7*5 and six 6-inch;the Drake class have two 9-2-inch and sixteen 6-inch; the Cressy similar, but with four guns less in the 6-inch battery ; the Duke of Edinburgh have six 9*2 and ten 6-inch, whilst in their improved sisters of the Warrior class the ten 6-inch guns are replaced by four 7*5; the three Minotaurs carry four 9*2 and ten 7*5. Scouts. 4 Amethyst,^8 Adventure. The Amethyst class are 3000 ton cruisers, with a speed of 22-23 knots, and each carries a battery of twelve 4-inch, ix, 25-pounder Q.F. guns.The Adventure class were built as scouts and they are officially styled ^ cruisers/ inasmuch as they ca

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