hms shannon hms shannon class armoured cruiser built royal_navy world war served home_fleet generally flagship cruiser squadron ship remained grand_fleet home_fleet renamed war began entire war participated single battle shannon spent war unsuccessfully patrolling north_sea german warships commerce raiders paid sold scrap description shannon displaced long tons built long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet inches mean draught feet beam foot wider draught foot sisters belief prove fastest ship class shannon powered pair cylinder triple expansion steam engines driving shaft steam provided yarrow water tube boilers engines designed reach total indicated horsepower intended maximum speed knots mph shannon proved slowest ship class sea trials december engines reached indicated horsepower reached speed knots mph ship carried maximum long tons coal additional long tons fuel oil sprayed coal increase burn rate capacity steam nautical miles speed knots mph shannon designed carry officers enlisted men complement ship main armament consisted inch guns twin gun turrets fore aft secondary armament inch guns mounted amidships single turrets anti torpedo boat defence provided sixteen pounder inch cwt guns shannon mounted submerged inch torpedo tubes mounted stern waterline armour belt consisted inches krupp cemented armour roughly fore aft inch gun turrets reduced steps inches ends ship gun turrets barbettes protected inches armour thickness lower deck inches armour conning tower inches thick construction career shannon ordered naval construction programme class armoured cruisers laid january chatham dockyard ship christened april commissioned march cost fitting portsmouth shannon accidentally struck december battleship prince george broken loose anchorage ships lightly damaged commissioning ship flagship 5th cruiser squadron home fleet later transferred 2nd private ship fleet reorganized april flagship squadron march port visit january shannon relieved flagship battlecruiser march transferred squadron flagship january relieved flagship 2nd exercises northwest coast spain following month shannon 1st rest 2nd port visit brest france october ship patrolling coast norway intercepted armed merchant cruiser berlin occasions sweep november unsuccessfully bombed german aircraft began refit shortly lasted january shannon present armoured cruiser magazine exploded december crew attempted rescue survivors ship received pounder inch cwt anti aircraft gun pounder gun pounder gun mounted aft superstructure pounder quarterdeck extreme rear fire control system installed director mounted platform fitted foremast fleet fire inch guns battle ship spent days battle searching survivors sister defence sunken ships end war pounder gun mounted aft superstructure moved roof forward inch gun turret shannon paid accommodation ship sold breaking december
HMS Shannon (1906)