Preceded by:
NoneSucceeded by:
County (1927) | | | | | |
| Class | Hawkins | Vindictive | Raleigh | Frobisher | Effingham (1938) |
| Type | Heavy Cruiser | Light Carrier | Heavy Cruiser | Heavy Cruiser | Light Cruiser |
| Year | 1918 | 1918 | 1921 | 1924 | 1938 |
| Crew | 712 | 560 | 712 | 712 | 712 |
| Dimensions | |||||
| Length | 184.4 m | 184.4 m | 184.4 m | 184.4 m | 184.4 m |
| Beam | 19.8 m | 19.8 m | 19.8 m | 19.8 m | 19.8 m |
| Draught | 5.9 m | 5.9 m | 5.9 m | 5.9 m | 5.9 m |
| Displacement | |||||
| Empty | 9,750 t | 9,750 t | 9,750 t | 9,750 t | 9,750 t |
| Loaded | 12,190 t | 12,400 t | 12,190 t | 12,190 t | 12,190 t |
| Performance | |||||
| Speed | 56 km/h | 56 km/h | 57 km/h | 56 km/h | 55 km/h |
| Range | 10,001 km @ 26 km/h | 10,001 km @ 26 km/h | 10,001 km @ 26 km/h | 12,964 km @ 28 km/h | ? |
| Machinery | |||||
| Shafts | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Turbines | 4 x Geared steam 60,000 hp Parsons | 4 x Geared steam 60,000 hp Parsons | 4 x Geared steam 70,000 hp Brown-Curtis | 4 x Geared steam 65,000 hp Brown-Curtis | 4 x Geared steam 58,000 hp Brown-Curtis |
| Boilers | 12 x Yarrow | 12 x Yarrow | 12 x Yarrow | 10 x Yarrow | 8 x Yarrow |
| Fuel | Oil: 1,480 t | Oil: 1,480 t | Oil: 1,480 t | Oil: 2,150 t | Oil: 2,620 t |
| Armament | |||||
| Main | 7 x 191-mm/45 (7 x 1) BL 7.5"/45 Mk. VI -5° / +30° | 4 x 191-mm/45 (4 x 1) BL 7.5"/45 Mk. VI -5° / +30° | 7 x 191-mm/45 (7 x 1) BL 7.5"/45 Mk. VI -5° / +30° | 7 x 191-mm/45 (7 x 1) BL 7.5"/45 Mk. VI -5° / +30° | 9 x 152-mm/45 (9 x 1) BL 6"/45 Mk. XII -5° / +40° |
| Anti-Aircraft | 4 x 76-mm (4 x 1) QF 3-in 20 cwt | 4 x 76-mm (4 x 1) QF 3-in 20 cwt 2 x 40-mm (2 x 1) QF 2-pdr Mk. II | 4 x 76-mm (4 x 1) QF 3-in 20 cwt 2 x 40-mm (2 x 1) QF 2-pdr Mk. II | 3 x 102-mm (3 x 1) QF 4"/45 Mk. V 2 x 40-mm (2 x 1) QF 2-pdr Mk. II | 4 x 102-mm (4 x 1) QF 4"/45 Mk. V 12 x 40-mm (3 x 4) QF 2-pdr Mk. II |
| Torpedo tubes | 6 x 533-mm (2 x 3) | 6 x 533-mm (2 x 3) | 6 x 533-mm (2 x 3) | 6 x 533-mm (2 x 3) | 4 x 533-mm (2 x 2) |
| Broadside | 635 kg | 635 kg | 635 kg | 408 kg | |
| Armor | |||||
| Belt | 38 - 76 mm | 38 - 76 mm | 38 - 76 mm | 38 - 76 mm | 38 - 76 mm |
| Bulkhead | 25 mm | 25 mm | 25 mm | 25 mm | 25 mm |
| Deck | 25 - 38 mm | 25 - 38 mm | 25 - 38 mm | 25 - 38 mm | 25 - 38 mm |
| Gun turret | 25 - 51 mm | 25 - 51 mm | 25 - 51 mm | 25 - 51 mm | 25 - 51 mm |
| Conning tower | 76 mm | 76 mm | 76 mm | 76 mm | 76 mm |
| Aircraft | |||||
| Aircraft | - | 6 | - | - | - |
| Production | |||||
| Built | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 5 |
| Ship | Code | Builder | Laid | Launch | Comm | Decomm | Fate | ||
|
Hawkins | D86 | Chatham DYd | 03/06/1916 | 01/10/1917 | 25/07/1919 | 30/06/1944 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Raleigh † | Beardmore | 04/10/1916 | 28/08/1919 | 07/1921 | 08/08/1922 | † | Grounded/Wrecked | |
|
Frobisher | D81 | Devonport DYd | 02/08/1916 | 20/03/1920 | 20/09/1924 | 02/06/1947 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Effingham † | D98 | Portsmouth DYd | 02/04/1917 | 08/06/1921 | 02/07/1925 | 18/05/1940 | † | Grounded/Wrecked |
| Vindictive (Hawkins): | |||||||||
|
Vindictive | Harland & Wolff | 29/06/1918 | 17/01/1918 | 01/10/1918 | 09/08/1945 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
