HMS Kent was one of 10 Monmouth-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She was placed in reserve when completed in 1903, but was recommissioned for the China Station in 1906. She remained there until she returned home in 1913 for a lengthy refit.
Kent leaving Portsmouth, 1903
Kent Passing South Sand Lightship
Starboard forward casemate showing some of the damage incurred by Kent during the Battle of the Falkland Islands
Dresden, 14 March 1915, the white flag of surrender is flying from the foremast
The Monmouth class was a ten-ship class of 10,000-ton armoured cruisers built around 1901 to 1903 for the Royal Navy and designed specifically for commerce protection. The ships were also referred to as County class cruisers as they carried the names of British counties.
Suffolk
Left elevation and deck plan as depicted in Jane's Fighting Ships 1914
Aft port casemate guns on Berwick, illustrating the unfortunate positioning
HMS Donegal at the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda circa 1918.