Large Cruisers lost during World War One
| Nation | Vessel | Cause of Loss | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | Aboukir | Torpedoed by U9 | 11 Sep 14 |
| UK | Hogue | Torpedoed by U9 | 11 Sep 14 |
| UK | Cressy | Torpedoed by U9 | 11 Sep 14 |
| Russia | Pallada | Torpedoed by U26 | 11 Oct 14 |
| UK | Hawke | Torpedoed by U9 | 15 Oct 14 |
| UK | Good Hope | Sunk by German cruisers at Battle of Coronel | 1 Nov 14 |
| UK | Monmouth | Sunk by German cruisers at Battle of Coronel | 1 Nov 14 |
| Germany | Yorck | Mined and sunk | 4 Nov 14 |
| Germany | Friedrick Carl | Mined and sunk | 17 Nov 14 |
| Germany | Scharnhorst | Sunk by British battle cruisers at Battle of Falklands | 8 Dec 14 |
| Germany | Gneisenau | Sunk by British battle cruisers at Battle of Falklands | 8 Dec 14 |
| Germany | Blucher | Sunk by British battle cruisers at Battle of Dogger Bank | 24 Jan 15 |
| France | Leon Gambetta | Torpedoed by U5 | 27 Apr 15 |
| Italy | Amalfi | Torpedoed by UB14 | 7 Jul 15 |
| Italy | Giuseppe Garibaldi | Torpedoed by U4 | 18 Jul 15 |
| Germany | Prinz Adalbert | Torpedoed by E8 | 23 Oct 15 |
| UK | Argyll | Wrecked | 28 Oct 15 |
| UK | Natal | Lost by accidental internal explosion | 31 Dec 15 |
| France | Amiral Charner | Torpedoed by U21 | 8 Feb 16 |
| UK | Defence | Sunk by German battleships at Battle of Jutland | 31 May 16 |
| UK | Black Prince | Sunk by German battleships at Battle of Jutland | 31 May 16 |
| UK | Warrior | Sunk by German battleships at Battle of Jutland | 1 Jun 16 |
| UK | Hampshire | Mined and sunk | 5 Jun 16 |
| USA | Memphis | Wrecked | 29 Aug 16 |
| USA | Milwaukee | Wrecked | 13 Jan 17 |
| France | Dupetit Thouars | Torpedoed by U62 | 27 Jun 17 |
| France | Kleber | Mined and sunk | 27 Jun 17 |
| UK | Ariadne | Torpedoed by UC65 | 26 Jul 17 |
| UK | Drake | Torpedoed by U79 | 2 Oct 17 |
| France | Chateaurenault | Torpedoed by UC38 | 14 Dec 17 |
| USA | San Diego | Mined, or torpedoed by U156 | 19 Jul 18 |
| UK | Cochrane | Wrecked | 14 Nov 18 |
| Russia | Oleg | Sunk by CMB4 | 17 Jun 19 |
Source: R Gardiner (ed), 1985, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-21, Conway Maritime Press, London, R Gardiner, R Chesneau & EM Kolesnik (eds), 1979, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905, Mayflower Books, New York, NY.