Drake, Monmouth, Devonshire, Duke of Edinburgh and Warrior class cruisers

The Drake Class first class armoured cruisers were armoured versions of the earlier Powerful class.
The Monmouth Class first class armoured cruisers were designed to be significantly cheaper than the previous Drake class cruisers, while still reaching the same high speeds as that class.
The Devonshire Class first class armoured cruisers were an improved version of the Monmouth class ships with increased firepower.
The Duke of Edinburgh class first class cruisers were the first ships of that type designed by Phillip Watts, the designer of HMS Dreadnaught
The Warrior Class first class armoured cruisers were the second ships of that type designed by Phillip Watts and corrected some of the problems in the earlier Duke of Edinburgh design