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Ship Operator Class Type Displacement (tons) First commissioned Fate
Achilles  Royal Navy Warrior armored cruiser 13,550 22 April 1907 sold for scrap 9 May 1921
Adamastor  Portuguese Navy unprotected cruiser 1,729 3 August 1897 decommissioned 16 October 1933, scrapped April 1934
Admiral Makarov  Imperial Russian Navy Bayan armored cruiser 7,750 28 April 1908 decommissioned 1918, scrapped 1922
Admiral Spaun  Austro-Hungarian Navy scout cruiser 3,400 15 November 1910 ceded to Great Britain 1920, scrapped 1920–1921
Agordat  Regia Marina Agordat torpedo cruiser 1,340 29 September 1900 sold for scrap 4 January 1923
Albany  United States Navy New Orleans protected cruiser 3,769 29 May 1900 decommissioned 1922, sold for scrap 11 February 1930
Almirante Barroso  Brazilian Navy Almirante Barroso protected cruiser 3,437 25 August 1896 decommissioned 28 July 1931
Almirante Grau  Peruvian Navy Almirante Grau scout cruiser 3,100 10 August 1907 stricken 1958
Almirante Tamandaré  Brazilian Navy protected cruiser 4,537 27 November 1897 decommissioned 27 December 1915, scrapped 1920
Amalfi  Regia Marina Pisa armored cruiser 9,677 1 September 1909 sunk 7 July 1915
Amphitrite  Royal Navy Diadem protected cruiser 11,000 17 September 1901 sold for scrap 12 April 1920
Andromeda protected cruiser 11,000 5 September 1899 scrapped 14 August 1956
Argonaut protected cruiser 11,000 19 April 1900 scrapped 4 September 1921
Ariadne protected cruiser 11,000 5 June 1902 sunk 26 July 1917
Askold  Imperial Russian Navy protected cruiser 5,820 25 January 1902 seized by Great Britain and renamed as HMS Glory IV 1918, scrapped 1922
Aso  Imperial Japanese Navy Bayan armored cruiser 7,750 27 January 1903 sunk as target 4 August 1932
Aspern  Austro-Hungarian Navy Zenta protected cruiser 2,417 29 May 1900 decommissioned 15 March 1918, ceded to Great Britain and scrapped 1920
Augusto Riboty  Regia Marina Mirabello scout cruiser 1,756 5 May 1917 stricken February 1950, scrapped 1951
Aurora  Imperial Russian Navy Pallada protected cruiser 6,731 16 July 1903 preserved as museum ship 1956
Bahia  Brazilian Navy Bahia scout cruiser 3,050 21 May 1910 sunk by explosion 4 July 1945
Basilicata  Regia Marina Campania protected cruiser 2,483 1 August 1917 sunk by boiler explosion 13 August 1919, sold for scrap 1 July 1921
Bayan  Imperial Russian Navy Bayan armored cruiser 7,750 14 July 1911 decommissioned 1918, scrapped 1922
Berk-i Satvet  Ottoman Navy Peyk-i Şevket torpedo cruiser 775 13 November 1907 stricken 1944, scrapped 1953
Birmingham  United States Navy Chester scout cruiser 3,750 11 April 1908 decommissioned 1923, sold for scrap 13 May 1930
Birkenhead  Royal Navy Town (Birkenhead) light cruiser 5,235 May 1915 sold for scrap 26 October 1921
Birmingham Town (Birmingham) light cruiser 5,440 3 February 1914 sold for scrap 5 February 1931
Black Prince Duke of Edinburgh armored cruiser 12,590 17 March 1906 sunk 1 June 1916
Blücher  Imperial German Navy armored cruiser 15,592 1 October 1909 sunk 24 January 1915
Bremse Brummer minelayer cruiser 4,316 1 July 1916 scuttled 21 June 1919, raised and scrapped November 1929
Breslau  Imperial German Navy
 Ottoman Navy 		Magdeburg light cruiser 4,500 20 August 1912 transferred to Ottoman Empire as Midilli 16 August 1914, sunk 20 January 1918
Brummer  Imperial German Navy Brummer minelayer cruiser 4,316 2 April 1916 scuttled 21 June 1919
Brisbane  Royal Australian Navy Town (Chatham) light cruiser 5,400 31 October 1916 sold for scrap 13 June 1936
Bristol  Royal Navy Town (Bristol) light cruiser 4,800 17 December 1910 sold for scrap 9 May 1921
Buenos Aires  Argentine Navy protected cruiser 4,788 29 April 1896 stricken 17 May 1932, sold for scrap 1935
Campania  Regia Marina Campania protected cruiser 2,483 18 April 1917 stricken 11 March 1937 and sold for scrap
Carlo Alberto Racchia Mirabello scout cruiser 1,756 21 December 1916 sunk 21 July 1920
Carlo Mirabello scout cruiser 1,756 24 August 1916 sunk 21 May 1941
Cassard  French Navy D'Assas protected cruiser 3,894.6 21 June 1897 stricken 27 July 1924, scrapped 25 November 1925
Cataluña  Spanish Navy Princesa de Asturias armored cruiser 6,888 1903 decommissioned 1929, scrapped 1930
Challenger  Royal Navy Challenger protected cruiser 5,880 30 May 1904 sold for scrap 1920
Chao Ho  Republic of China Navy Chao Ho protected cruiser 2,707 21 February 1912 sunk 28 September 1937
Charleston  United States Navy St. Louis protected cruiser 9,700 17 October 1905 decommissioned 1923, sold for scrap 6 March 1930
Châteaurenault  French Navy protected cruiser 7,898 10 October 1902 sunk 14 December 1917
Chatham  Royal Navy Town (Chatham) light cruiser 5,400 December 1912 sold for scrap 13 July 1926
Chattanooga  United States Navy Denver protected cruiser 3,200 11 October 1904 decommissioned 1921, sold for scrap 8 March 1930
Chester Chester scout cruiser 3,750 25 April 1908 decommissioned 1921, renamed as York 1928, sold for scrap 13 May 1930
Chester  Royal Navy Town (Birkenhead) light cruiser 5,185 May 1916 sold for scrap 9 November 1921
Chihaya  Imperial Japanese Navy unprotected cruiser 1,238 9 September 1901 stricken 1 September 1929, scrapped 1945
Chikuma Chikuma protected cruiser 5,040 17 May 1912 stricken 1 April 1931, sunk as target 1935
Claes Uggla  Swedish Navy Örnen torpedo cruiser 800 28 November 1900 run aground and sunk 22 June 1917
Clas Fleming minelayer cruiser 1,550 23 February 1914 decommissioned 1 January 1959, scrapped 1960
Cleveland  United States Navy Denver protected cruiser 3,200 2 November 1903 decommissioned 1929, sold for scrap 7 March 1930
Coatit  Regia Marina Agordat torpedo cruiser 1,292 1 October 1900 sold for scrap 11 June 1920
Cochrane  Royal Navy Warrior armored cruiser 13,550 18 February 1907 run aground 14 November 1918, broken up June 1919
Coronel Bolognesi  Peruvian Navy Almirante Grau scout cruiser 3,100 10 August 1907 stricken 1958
Cosmao  French Navy Troude protected cruiser 1,847.8 8 August 1891 stricken 30 October 1919, scrapped 1928
D'Entrecasteaux protected cruiser 7,898 4 April 1899[1] to Poland as Bałtyk 1927, scrapped by Germany 1942
Dartmouth  Royal Navy Town (Weymouth) light cruiser 5,250 16 October 1911 sold for scrap 13 December 1930
Defence Minotaur armored cruiser 14,600 9 February 1909 sunk 31 May 1916
Denver  United States Navy Denver protected cruiser 3,200 17 May 1904 decommissioned 1931, sold for scrap 13 September 1933
Des Moines protected cruiser 3,200 5 March 1904 decommissioned 1921, sold for scrap 11 March 1930
Descartes  French Navy Descartes protected cruiser 3,942 12 February 1896 stricken 10 May 1920, scrapped 10 May 1921
Diadem  Royal Navy Diadem protected cruiser 11,000 19 July 1898 sold for scrap 9 May 1921
Diana  Imperial Russian Navy Pallada protected cruiser 6,731 10 December 1901 scrapped 1922
Dresden  Imperial German Navy Dresden light cruiser 3,606 14 November 1908 scuttled 14 March 1915
Du Chayla  French Navy D'Assas protected cruiser 3,894.6 15 July 1897 stricken 27 October 1921, scrapped December 1933
Dublin  Royal Navy Town (Chatham) light cruiser 5,400 March 1913 sold for scrap July 1926
Duke of Edinburgh Duke of Edinburgh armored cruiser 12,590 20 January 1906 sold for scrap 12 April 1920
Dupetit-Thouars  French Navy Gueydon armored cruiser 9,032 28 August 1905 sunk 7 August 1918
Edgar Quinet Edgar Quinet armored cruiser 13,847 15 December 1910[2] wrecked 4 January 1930
Elbing  Imperial German Navy Pillau light cruiser 4,320 4 September 1915 scuttled 1 June 1916
Elisabeta  Royal Romanian Navy protected cruiser 1,330 5 November 1888 decommissioned 1920, sold for scrap 1926
Elli  Royal Hellenic Navy Chao Ho protected cruiser 2,115 14 December 1914 sunk 15 August 1940
Emden  Imperial German Navy Dresden light cruiser 3,606 10 July 1909 disabled and grounded 9 November 1914
Emperador Carlos V  Spanish Navy armored cruiser 9,090 2 June 1898 decommissioned 1922, scrapped 1933
Encounter  Royal Australian Navy Challenger protected cruiser 5,880 21 November 1905 scuttled 14 September 1932
Esmeralda  Chilean Navy armored cruiser 7,032 4 September 1896 decommissioned 1930, sold for scrap 1933
Europa  Royal Navy Diadem protected cruiser 11,000 23 November 1899 sold 15 September 1920
Falmouth Town (Weymouth) light cruiser 5,250 September 1911 sunk 20 August 1916
Francesco Ferruccio  Regia Marina Giuseppe Garibaldi armored cruiser 7,230 1 September 1905 stricken 1 April 1930 and scrapped
Frankfurt  Imperial German Navy Wiesbaden light cruiser 5,100 20 August 1915 ceded to United States as USS Frankfurt 11 March 1920, sunk as target 18 July 1921
Frederick  United States Navy Pennsylvania armored cruiser 13,680 18 April 1905 decommissioned 1922, sold for scrap 11 February 1930
Freya  Imperial German Navy Victoria Louise protected cruiser 5,570 20 October 1898 stricken 25 January 1920, scrapped 1921
Fylgia  Swedish Navy armored cruiser 4,300 21 June 1907 decommissioned 1 January 1953, sold for scrap 1957
Galveston  United States Navy Denver protected cruiser 3,200 15 February 1905 decommissioned 1930, sold for scrap 13 September 1933
Garibaldi  Argentine Navy Giuseppe Garibaldi armored cruiser 6,700 12 October 1896 stricken 20 March 1934, sold for scrap 1936
Gelderland  Royal Netherlands Navy Holland protected cruiser 4,033 15 July 1900 captured by Germany 14 May 1940, renamed as Niobe 1 March 1944, sunk 16 July 1944, raised and scrapped June 1953
General Belgrano  Argentine Navy Giuseppe Garibaldi armored cruiser 7,120 8 October 1898 stricken 8 May 1947, sold for scrap 1953
Georgios Averof  Royal Hellenic Navy Pisa armored cruiser 9,956 16 May 1911 decommissioned 1 August 1952, museum ship
Giuseppe Garibaldi  Regia Marina Giuseppe Garibaldi armored cruiser 7,230 1 January 1901 sunk 18 July 1915
Glasgow  Royal Navy Town (Bristol) light cruiser 4,800 19 September 1910 sold for scrap 29 April 1927
Gloucester light cruiser 4,800 October 1910 sold for scrap 9 May 1921
Gneisenau  Imperial German Navy Scharnhorst armored cruiser 11,433 6 March 1908 sunk 8 December 1914
Graudenz Graudenz light cruiser 4,834 10 August 1914 ceded to Italy as Ancona 1 June 1920, scrapped 1938
Gueydon  French Navy Gueydon armored cruiser 9,397 1 September 1903 decommissioned 1935, sunk 14 August 1944
Hai Chen  Republic of China Navy Hai Yung protected cruiser 2,680 21 September 1898 scuttled 25 September 1937, salvaged and scrapped 1964
Hai Chi Hai Chi protected cruiser 4,232 10 May 1899 scuttled 11 August 1937
Hai Chou Hai Yung protected cruiser 2,680 24 August 1898 scuttled 25 September 1937, salvaged and scrapped 1960
Hai Yung protected cruiser 2,680 27 July 1898 scuttled 11 August 1937
Hamidiye  Ottoman Navy protected cruiser 3,904 15 April 1904 decommissioned March 1947, sold for scrap on 10 September 1964
Hansa  Imperial German Navy Victoria Louise protected cruiser 5,792 20 April 1899 stricken 6 December 1919, scrapped 1920
Hertha protected cruiser 5,570 23 July 1898 stricken 6 December 1919, scrapped 1920
Hela light cruiser 1,995 3 May 1896 sunk 13 September 1914
Helgoland  Austro-Hungarian Navy Novara scout cruiser 3,400 5 September 1914 ceded to Italy 1920 and renamed as Brindisi, scrapped 1937
Hirado  Imperial Japanese Navy Chikuma protected cruiser 5,040 17 June 1912 stricken 1 April 1940, scrapped 1947
Holland  Royal Netherlands Navy Holland protected cruiser 3,900 1 July 1898 decommissioned 1920 and scrapped
Huntington  United States Navy Pennsylvania armored cruiser 13,680 23 February 1905 decommissioned 1920, sold for scrap 30 August 1930
Isla de Luzon Isla de Luzón protected cruiser 1,022 22 September 1887 stricken 23 July 1919, sold 10 March 1920
Iwate  Imperial Japanese Navy Izumo armored cruiser 9,274 18 March 1901 sunk 25 July 1945, scrapped 1946–1947
Izumo armored cruiser 9,353 25 September 1900 sunk 28 July 1945, scrapped 1947
Jeanne d'Arc  French Navy armored cruiser 11,086 10 March 1903 renamed as Jeanne d'Arc II 1930, sold for scrap 9 July 1934
Jurien de la Gravière protected cruiser 6,070 15 May 1901 sold for scrap 28 December 1922
Kaiser Karl VI  Austro-Hungarian Navy armored cruiser 6,166 23 May 1900 ceded to Great Britain, scrapped 1920
Kaiserin und Königin Maria Theresia armored cruiser 5,330 8 November 1894 ceded to Great Britain, scrapped 1920
Kaiserin Augusta  Imperial German Navy protected cruiser 5,960 17 November 1892 stricken 1 October 1919, scrapped 1920
Kasuga  Imperial Japanese Navy Kasuga armored cruiser 7,578 7 January 1904 sunk 18 July 1945, salvaged and scrapped 1948
Liverpool  Royal Navy Town (Bristol) light cruiser 4,800 4 October 1910 sold for scrap 8 November 1921
Lowestoft Town (Birmingham) light cruiser 5,440 21 April 1914 sold for scrap 8 January 1931
Lussin  Austro-Hungarian Navy torpedo cruiser 995.2 12 July 1884 ceded to Italy 1920 and renamed as Sorrento, scrapped 1928
Magdeburg  Imperial German Navy Magdeburg light cruiser 4,500 20 August 1912 ran aground 26 August 1914
Mariscal Sucre  Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela Isla de Luzón protected cruiser 1,022 22 September 1887 scrapped 1940
Marsala  Regia Marina Nino Bixio protected cruiser 3,575 4 August 1914 scrapped 1927
Mecidiye  Ottoman Navy protected cruiser 3,485 19 December 1903 decommissioned 1 March 1947, scrapped 1952–1956
Melbourne  Royal Australian Navy Town (Chatham) light cruiser 5,400 18 January 1913 scrapped 1929
Memphis  United States Navy Tennessee armored cruiser 14,500 17 July 1906 wrecked 29 August 1916, sold for scrap 17 January 1922
Milwaukee St. Louis protected cruiser 9,700 11 May 1906 run aground 13 January 1917, sold for scrap 5 August 1919
Minotaur  Royal Navy Minotaur armored cruiser 14,600 1 April 1908 paid off 5 February 1919, sold for scrap April 1920
Mogami  Imperial Japanese Navy Yodo protected cruiser 1,350 16 September 1908 stricken 1 April 1928, scrapped 31 January 1929
Montana  United States Navy Tennessee armored cruiser 14,500 21 July 1908 renamed USS Missoula 7 June 1920, sold for scrap 29 September 1930
Montcalm  French Navy Gueydon armored cruiser 9,032 20 March 1902 decommissioned 28 October 1926, sunk 16 August 1944
Montevideo  National Navy of Uruguay protected cruiser 2,050 28 April 1887 scrapped 1932
Natal  Royal Navy Warrior armored cruiser 13,550 5 March 1907 sunk by magazine explosion 30 December 1915
New Orleans  United States Navy New Orleans protected cruiser 3,769 18 March 1898 decommissioned 1922, sold for scrap 11 February 1930
Newcastle  Royal Navy Town (Bristol) light cruiser 4,800 20 September 1910 sold for scrap 9 May 1921
Nino Bixio  Regia Marina Nino Bixio protected cruiser 3,575 5 May 1914 scrapped 1929
Niobe  Royal Canadian Navy Diadem protected cruiser 11,000 6 December 1898 paid off 1920, broken up 1922
Nisshin  Imperial Japanese Navy Kasuga armored cruiser 7,578 7 January 1904 sunk as target 18 January 1942
Noordbrabant  Royal Netherlands Navy Holland protected cruiser 4,033 1 March 1900 decommissioned 1920, scuttled 17 May 1940
North Carolina  United States Navy Tennessee armored cruiser 14,500 7 May 1908 renamed USS Charlotte 7 June 1920, sold for scrap 29 September 1930
Nottingham  Royal Navy Town (Birmingham) light cruiser 5,440 1 April 1914 sunk 19 August 1916
Novara  Austro-Hungarian Navy Novara scout cruiser 3,400 10 January 1915 ceded to France 1920 and renamed as Thionville, scrapped 1941
Nueve de Julio  Argentine Navy protected cruiser 3,600 29 June 1893 decommissioned 23 October 1930 and scrapped
O'Higgins  Chilean Navy armored cruiser 7,796 2 April 1898 scrapped 1958
Otowa  Imperial Japanese Navy protected cruiser 3,000 6 September 1904 ran aground 1 August 1917, sunk 10 August 1917
Patagonia  Argentine Navy armored cruiser 1,530 19 November 1886 decommissioned 17 September 1927, sold for scrap 1973
Pallada  Imperial Russian Navy Bayan armored cruiser 7,750 8 February 1911 sunk 11 October 1914
Peresvet Peresvet armored cruiser 13,810 6 August 1901 sunk 4 January 1917
Peyk-i Şevket  Ottoman Navy Peyk-i Şevket torpedo cruiser 775 13 November 1907 stricken 1944, scrapped 1953
Pillau  Imperial German Navy Pillau light cruiser 4,320 14 December 1914 ceded to Italy 1920, recommissioned as Bari 21 January 1924, sunk 28 June 1943, raised 13 January 1948 and scrapped
Pisa  Regia Marina Pisa armored cruiser 9,677 1 September 1909 stricken 28 April 1937 and scrapped
Pittsburgh  United States Navy Pennsylvania armored cruiser 13,680 9 March 1905 sold for scrap 21 December 1931
Pothuau  French Navy armored cruiser 5,374 5 June 1897[3] sold for scrap 25 September 1929
Princesa de Asturias  Spanish Navy Princesa de Asturias armored cruiser 6,888 10 June 1903 decommissioned 28 December 1927, scrapped 1933
Psilander  Swedish Navy Örnen torpedo cruiser 800 20 July 1900 sunk as target 3 August 1939
Pueblo  United States Navy Pennsylvania armored cruiser 13,680 19 January 1905 decommissioned 1927, sold for scrap 2 October 1930
Pueyrredón  Argentine Navy Giuseppe Garibaldi armored cruiser 6,700 4 August 1898 stricken 2 August 1954, sold for scrap 1957
Quarto  Regia Marina protected cruiser 3,271 31 March 1913 sunk as target November 1940
Regensburg  Imperial German Navy Graudenz light cruiser 4,834 3 January 1915 ceded to France as Strasbourg 4 June 1920, stricken June 1936, scuttled 1944
Reina Regente  Spanish Navy protected cruiser 5,203 8 October 1910 decommissioned 1926, scrapped 1929
Rio Grande do Sul  Brazilian Navy Bahia scout cruiser 3,050 14 May 1910 scrapped 1948
Roon  Imperial German Navy Roon armored cruiser 9,382 5 April 1906 stricken 25 November 1920, scrapped 1921
Rossia  Imperial Russian Navy armored cruiser 12,195 13 September 1897 sold for scrap 1 July 1922
Saida  Austro-Hungarian Navy Novara scout cruiser 3,400 1 August 1914 ceded to Italy 1920 and renamed as Venezia, scrapped 1937
Salem  United States Navy Chester scout cruiser 3,750 1 August 1908 decommissioned 1921, sold for scrap 11 February 1930
San Diego Pennsylvania armored cruiser 13,680 1 August 1907 sunk 19 July 1918
San Giorgio  Regia Marina San Giorgio armored cruiser 10,796 1 July 1910 scuttled 22 January 1941, sank while under tow 1952
San Marco armored cruiser 10,796 7 February 1911 scrapped 1949
San Martín  Argentine Navy Giuseppe Garibaldi armored cruiser 6,700 25 April 1898 stricken 8 December 1935, sold for scrap 1947
Sankt Georg  Austro-Hungarian Navy armored cruiser 7,289 21 July 1905 ceded to Great Britain, scrapped 1920
Scharnhorst  Imperial German Navy Scharnhorst armored cruiser 11,433 24 October 1907 sunk 8 December 1914
Seattle  United States Navy Tennessee armored cruiser 14,500 7 August 1906 decommissioned 1946, sold for scrap 1946
Sebenico  Austro-Hungarian Navy Zara torpedo cruiser 882.6 December 1882 ceded to Italy and scrapped 1920
South Dakota  United States Navy Pennsylvania armored cruiser 13,680 27 January 1908 renamed USS Huron 7 June 1920, decommissioned 1927, hulked August 1931, sunk 18 February 1961
Shannon  Royal Navy Minotaur armored cruiser 14,600 19 March 1908 paid off 2 May 1919, sold for scrap 12 December 1922
Southampton Town (Chatham) light cruiser 5,400 November 1912 sold for scrap 13 July 1926
Spartiate Diadem protected cruiser 11,000 17 March 1903 renamed HMS Fisgard June 1915, sold for scrap July 1932
Spalato  Austro-Hungarian Navy Zara torpedo cruiser 833 September 1881 ceded to Italy 1920, scrapped 1921
St. Louis  United States Navy St. Louis protected cruiser 9,700 18 August 1906 decommissioned 1922, sold for scrap 13 August 1930
Stralsund  Imperial German Navy Magdeburg light cruiser 4,500 10 December 1912 ceded to France as Mulhouse 3 August 1920, scrapped 1935
Strassburg light cruiser 4,500 9 October 1912 ceded to Italy as Taranto 20 July 1920, sunk 23 September 1944
Surcouf  French Navy Forbin protected cruiser 2,015 10 October 1890 stricken 4 April 1921, sold for scrap 10 May 1921
Sydney  Royal Australian Navy Town (Chatham) light cruiser 5,400 26 June 1913 scrapped 1929
Szigetvár  Austro-Hungarian Navy Zenta protected cruiser 2,313 30 September 1901 decommissioned 15 March 1918, ceded to Great Britain and scrapped 1920
Tacoma  United States Navy Denver protected cruiser 3,200 30 January 1904 run aground 16 January 1924, sold for scrap 5 September 1924
Takachiho  Imperial Japanese Navy Naniwa protected cruiser 3,727 26 March 1886 sunk 18 October 1914
Tamoio  Brazilian Navy Tupi torpedo cruiser 1,170 November 1896 decommissioned 1916
Tiradentes torpedo cruiser 795 13 September 1893 decommissioned 5 July 1925
Tone  Imperial Japanese Navy protected cruiser 4,113 5 May 1910 sunk as target 30 April 1933
Tsugaru Pallada protected cruiser 6,731 2 November 1901 scuttled 27 May 1924
Tupi  Brazilian Navy Tupi torpedo cruiser 1,170 14 October 1897 decommissioned 27 December 1915
Tymbira torpedo cruiser 1,170 26 January 1896 decommissioned 30 November 1917
Varese  Regia Marina Giuseppe Garibaldi armored cruiser 7,230 5 April 1901 stricken 4 January 1923 and scrapped
Varyag  Imperial Russian Navy protected cruiser 6,500 2 January 1901 seized by Great Britain February 1918, scrapped 1923–1925
Veinticinco de Mayo  Argentine Navy protected cruiser 3,500 3 September 1891 scrapped 1927
Victoria Louise  Imperial German Navy Victoria Louise protected cruiser 5,570 20 February 1899 stricken 4 July 1919, scrapped 1923
Vineta protected cruiser 5,792 13 September 1899 stricken 6 December 1919, scrapped 1920
Waldeck-Rousseau  French Navy Edgar Quinet armored cruiser 13,995 8 August 1911[2] hulked 14 June 1936, scrapped 1941–1943
Warrior  Royal Navy Warrior armored cruiser 13,550 12 December 1906 sunk 1 June 1916
Weymouth Town (Weymouth) light cruiser 5,250 October 1911 sold for scrap 2 October 1928
Wiesbaden  Imperial German Navy Wiesbaden light cruiser 5,100 23 August 1915 sunk 1 June 1916
Yahagi  Imperial Japanese Navy Chikuma protected cruiser 5,040 27 July 1912 stricken 1 April 1940, scrapped 1947
Yarmouth  Royal Navy Town (Weymouth) light cruiser 5,250 April 1912 sold for scrap 2 July 1929
Ying Rui  Republic of China Navy Chao Ho protected cruiser 2,460 2 December 1911 sunk 25 October 1937
Yodo  Imperial Japanese Navy Yodo protected cruiser 1,270 8 April 1908 stricken 1 April 1940, scrapped 1945
Yorck  Imperial German Navy Roon armored cruiser 9,382 21 November 1905 sunk 4 November 1914
Zara  Austro-Hungarian Navy Zara torpedo cruiser 833 17 July 1882 ceded to Italy 1920, scrapped 1921
Zenta Zenta protected cruiser 2,313 28 May 1899 sunk 16 August 1914
Zhemchug  Imperial Russian Navy Izumrud protected cruiser 3,103 26 July 1904 sunk 28 October 1914, partially raised and scrapped 1920s
Zeeland  Royal Netherlands Navy Holland protected cruiser 3,900 1 June 1898 decommissioned 1924 and scrapped

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  1. ^ Jordan & Caresse 2019, p. 49.
  2. ^ a b Jordan & Caresse 2019, p. 190.
  3. ^ Jordan & Caresse 2019, p. 44.

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