United Kingdom (1891) HMS Edgar, Endmyon, Hawke, Gibraltar, Crescent, Royal Arthur, St Georges, Theseus, Grafton Among the oldest cruisers in British service Pre-1890s cruisers were often sail/steam thing intended to safeguard the immense colonial trade roads of the Empire. By 1890s the concept of protected cruiser was well accepted as more “military” ships compared to … Read more
United Kingdom – Battlecruisers – Indefatigable, Australia, New Zealand The Indefatigable class Battlecruisers were the second generation, after the Invincible, wanted by Jackie Fisher, accepted into the 1908 naval plan. The artillery plan mirrored that of HMS Neptune, albeit with improved cross-deck arc of fire for their midships wing turrets. They also had a getter … Read more
UK Royal Navy (1916-1945) 1916 program: HMS Scott, Bruce, Douglas, Campbell, MackKay, Malcolm, Montrose, Stuart (Built 1916-1920). Second part on the late British WWI flotilla Leaders. The Admiralty type (Scott class) were the second flotilla leaders built almost alongside the Shakespare class or “Thornycroft type” proposed by the latter company. They were the fastest and … Read more
UK Royal Navy (1909-1922) 1909 program, I-class 1913: Builder class: HMS Acheron, Archer, Ariel, Attack, Badger, Beaver * Admiralty I class: Defender, Druid, Ferret, Forester, Goshawk, Hind, Hornet, Hydra, Jackal, Lapwing, Lizard, Phoenix, Sandfly, Tigress. * Yarrow Specials: HMS Firedrake, Lurcher, Oak. * Aussie Rivers: HMAS Parramatta, Yarra, Warrego, Huon, Swan, Torrens The Acheron class … Read more
HMS Cressy, Hogue, Aboukir, Sutlej, Bacchante, Euryalus (1899) The Cressy-class cruisers were a group of six armored cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the early 1900s. They were incremental improvements over the previous Diadem class, criticised for their considerable downgrade in armament. The Cressy class had two 9.2-inch main guns on a large displacement, … Read more
UK Royal Navy (1909-1922) 1909 program, H-class 1913: HMS Acorn, Alarm, Brisk, Cameleon, Comet, Fury, Goldfinch, Hope, Larne, Lyra, Martin, Minstrel, Nemesis, Nereide, Nymphe, Redpole, Rifleman, Ruby, Sheldrake, Staunch In short, the Acorn class (H class from 1913) were born frm the 1909-10 Programme as a reversion from coal (on the Beagle class) to oil … Read more
UK Royal Navy (1902-1921) 1908-09 program, G-class 1913: HMS Beagle, Bulldog, Grasshopper, Harpy, Renard, Foxhound, Wolverine, Mosquito, Basilisk, Scourge, Racoon, Scorpion, Savage, Rattlesnake, Pincher, Nautilus/Grampus The “Beagles” or “G class” from 1913 were sixteen destroyers designed in 1908 in reaction to the costly and fragile Tribal class. The admiralty overall wanted smaller, stronger vessels running … Read more
United Kingdom (1891-1923) HMS Astraea, Bonaventure, Cambrian, Charybdis, Flora, Forte, Fox, Hermione The Astraea class were provided under the Naval Defence Act of 1889 as essentially improved Apollo class cruisers which were criticized as too flimsy. They had an increase of 1000t in displacement to buff up the hull of improve seaworthiness and provide reserve … Read more
UK Royal Navy: 12 ships completed: Afridi, Cossack, Ghurka, Mohawk, Tartar, Amazon, Saracen, Crusader, Maori, Nubian, Viking, Zulu (1905-1920) E class: 12 ships. Also known as the “F class” to distinguish them from the more famous WW2 “Tribals” these were an evolution of the River class design, as larger all provided with steam turbines and … Read more
HMS Minotaur, Defence, Shannon, Orion (cancelled) 1908-1920 The last British Armoured cruisers: The three Minotaur class marked an additional milestone towards a semi-monocaliber heavy artillery, to the detriment of protection, with heavier tonnage and greater dimensions. There were still two twin turreted main guns fire and aft, and many secondary heavy guns in single wing … Read more
