For other ships of the same name, see HMS Cumberland.
| HMS Cumberland (1902) | |
|---|---|
 HMS Cumberland | |
| Career |  |
| Name: | HMS Cumberland |
| Builder: | London & Glasgow Co. |
| Launched: | 16 December 1902 |
| Struck: | Paid off 13 April 1920 |
| Fate: | Sold 9 May 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 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: | 9 x 12 pounder guns |
| Armour: |
4in (102mm) belt 5in (127mm) barbette 5in (127mm) turret |
HMS Cumberland was a Monmouth-class armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built by London & Glasgow Co. and launched on 16 December 1902. She served in the First World War with most of her sisters, seeing service in the Cameroons. From 3 September 1907 to her final paying off on 13 April 1920 she had served as training ship to the cadets at the Britannia Royal Naval College.
The decision was taken in 1920 that Cumberland should be replaced as sea-going training ship by the obsolescent battleship HMS Temeraire, and her preparation for sale was announced on 12 November 1920. She was sold for scrap on 9 May 1921 to T.W. Wards. Cumberland arrived at Briton Ferry on 28 March 1923 to be broken up.
Reference list[]
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
Sources[]
- From the Royal Navy log book for HMS Cumberland, 1 March 1915. Transcribed by the Old Weather[?] project.
The original article can be found at HMS Cumberland (1902) and the edit history here.