HMS Good Hope - The Coronel Memorial

When completed the Drake Class Armoured Cruisers were among the fastest ships in the world. They: were good steamers and very economical in service. HMS Good Hope was originally to be named HMS Africa. She became the flagship of Rear Admiral Cradock of the South American station during August: 1914. Sunk by gunfire on 1st November 1914 by the German armoured cruisers SMS Scharnhorst and SMS Gneisenau off the Chilean Coast during the battle of Coronel, the entire crew was lost.

Builder Laid Launched Commissioned Captain at Coronel	Fairfield, Govan, United Kingdom 11th September 1899 21st February 1901 - Captain P. Francklin
Specifications
Dimensions Length (O/A) Length (W/L) Beam Draft Displacement Full Load Standard Propulsion Boilers Turbines Endurance Horsepower Shafts Max Speed Coal Bunkerage Protection Waterline Side Belt Deck Armour Bulkheads Turrets Barbettes Control Tower Armament Main Gun Secondary Gun Smaller Weapons Torpedoes Complement Usual Wartime	162.6 mtr 156.97 mtr 21.8 mtr 7.7 mtr 14,000 tons - 43 x Belleville boilers 2 x 4 cylinder triple expansion 7,000 NM @ 14 Knots 31,350 ihp 2 24 Knots 1,200 - 2,500 tons coal 50.8 - 152.4 mm 25.4 - 63.5 mm 127 mm 152.4 mm 152.4 mm 304.8 mm 2 x 23.4 (single mounts) 16 x 15.2 cm 14 x 7.6 cm 3 x 3 pounder 2 x 45.7 cm (submerged) 900 -