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|comm=1 Dec, 1904{{Conways1860|p. 70}}
|fatedate=9 May, 1921{{DittColl|p. 42}}
|order=1900-01 Programme{{Conways1860|p. 70}}
|name=Cumberland
|launch=16 Dec, 1902{{Conways1860|p. 70}}
|builder=[[London & Glasgow]]{{Conways1860|p. 70}}
|laid=19 Feb, 1901{{Conways1860|p. 70}}
|fate=Sold
|pend=D.37 (1914)<br>P.76 (Sep 1915)<br>P.86 (Jan 1918)<ref>Dittmar; Colledge.  ''British Warships: 1914-1919''.  p. 42.</ref>
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'''H.M.S. ''Cumberland''''' was one of ten [[Armoured Cruiser|armoured cruisers]] of the [[Monmouth Class Cruiser (1901)|''Monmouth'' Class]] completed between 1903 and 1904.

There was also a {{UK-Cumberland|f=t}} launched in the 1920s.

==Service==
Upon her completion in December, 1904, ''Cumberland'' commenced her service career as part of the [[Channel Fleet]]'s {{UK-CS|2}}.  She underwent a refit in 1907–08 to become a training ship for the Part II education of naval cadets.

She was recommissioned at Devonport on 7 September 1909.{{NLApr11|p. 298}}

She recommissioned at Devonport on 5 September 1911.{{NLApr14|p. 300''a''}}

The ship paid off on 18 May, 1914.<ref>Smith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/261.|D7576549}} f. 261.</ref>

She again paid off on 25 October, 1916.{{NLDec16|p. 393''k''}}

''Cumberland'' paid off at Queenstown on 15 April, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 755}}

==Captains==
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Herbert Goodenough King-Hall|nick=Herbert G. King-Hall|appt=1 December, 1904{{NLNov05|p. 298}}<ref>King-Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 283.</ref>|end=6 February, 1906<ref>King-Hall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/20.}}  f. 283.</ref>|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Oswald Story|nick=William O. Story|appt=6 February, 1906<ref>Story Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/498.|D7578990}} f. 1236.</ref>{{NLMar07|p. 298}}|end=7 April, 1907<ref>Story Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/498.|D7578990}} f. 1236.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles FitzGerald Sowerby|nick=Charles F. Sowerby|appt=20 April, 1907<ref>Sowerby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 430.</ref>|end=22 April, 1908<ref>Sowerby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D7602297}} f. 430.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Allan Frederic Everett|nick=Allan F. Everett|appt=22 April, 1908{{NLJul09|p. 298}}|end=6 June, 1910<ref>Everett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 23.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle|nick=The Hon. Algernon D. E. H. Boyle|appt=6 June, 1910<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 169.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 298}}|end=1 May, 1912<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 169.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Aubrey Clare Hugh Smith|nick=Aubrey C. H. Smith|appt=1 May, 1912<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 23 April, 1912.  Issue '''39880''', col G, p. 16.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 298}}|end=18 May, 1914<ref>Smith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/261.|D7576549}} f. 261.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller|nick=Cyril T. M. Fuller|appt=19 May, 1914{{NLDec14|p. 299}}|end=December, 1914<ref>Fuller Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 460.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|nick=Charles P. Beaty-Pownall|appt=27 November, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 393''f''}}|end=25 October, 1916<ref>Beaty-Pownall Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}}  f. 235.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} R.N.R.|name=Claude Hamilton|nick=Claude Hamilton|appt=21 October, 1916<ref>Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/53/169.|}} f. 169.</ref>|end=22 May, 1917<ref>Hamilton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/53/169.|}} f. 169.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Henry Blackett|nick=Henry Blackett|appt=29 May, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 392''x''}}<ref>Blackett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 479.</ref>|end=1 January, 1919<ref>Blackett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.|}} f. 479.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Gordon Campbell|nick=Gordon Campbell|appt=1 January, 1919{{NLFeb19|p. 771}}<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 210.</ref>|end=15 April, 1920<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|}} f. 210.</ref>}}
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==See Also==
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Cumberland.htm Transcribed Ship Logs at naval-history.net]
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Cumberland_(1902)}}
{{refend}}

==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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