Monmouth-class cruiser
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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
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.
HMS Berwick (1902)
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HMS Berwick was one of 10 Monmouth-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She was assigned to the 2nd Cruiser Squadron of the Channel Fleet upon comp
Monmouth-class cruiser
…as they carried the names of British counties. Design Left elevation and deck plan as depicted in Jane's Fighting Ships 1914 Aft port casemate guns on Berwick, illustrating the unfortunate positioning Expected only to fight light cruisers and armed merchant ships, the class was armed with fourteen 6-inch guns…
Berwick at anchor
Port rear oblique view of Berwick
The German steamship Spreewald