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Monmouth, 1868
Notes:

1868 Hotspur (hulk) (1828), renamed Monmouth, for Roman Catholic Chapel, Devonport.

1870 Roman Catholic Chapel, Devonport

1879 Roman Catholic Chapel, Devonport

1890 Roman Catholic Chapel, Devonport


Monmouth, 1901
Type: Armoured Cruiser ; Armament 14 x 6 in. etc.
Launched : 13 Nov 1901 ; Disposal date or year : 1 Nov 1914
Disposal Details : Sunk by enemy gunfire off Coronel, Chile
Displacement: 9800 tons
Notes:

30 Oct 1914 departed Vallenar - see p. 324 www.naval-review.org/issues/1923-2.pdf.

1 Nov 1914 Sunk by gunfire from Scharnhorst and Gneisenau at the Battle of Coronel off the coast of Chile - see www.naval-review.org/issues/1915-1.pdf, www.naval-review.org/issues/1915-2.pdf and a discussion on the Battle at p. 433 www.naval-review.org/issues/1919-4.pdf.