Dates: 1912 - 1926

HMS Dublin, alongside Chatham and Southampton, was a Town class light cruiser of the Chatham subgroup, each costing an average ?334,053. She was laid down on April 11, 1911 by Wm. Beardmore & Company in Dalmuir (near Glasgow) Scotland. HMS Dublin was launched on April 30, 1912 and completed in March 1913.

Captain John D. Kelly (1871-1936 Later Admiral of the Fleet, G.C.B., G.C.V.O.) pursued the German cruiser Goeben at Messina (off the north coast of Sicily) August 4, 1914 just prior to the outbreak of WWI. On August 6 after having completed coaling, Dublin left Malta at 14:00 to join the Rear Admiral. At 20:30 she received orders to obtain the Goeben’s course and sink her during the night, by torpedoes if possible. Observing at a distance, Kelly expected to engage around 03:30 but the Goeben had unexpectedly altered course to the north. The chase was lost as a daylight attack would be suicidal; Goeben’s largest guns could accurately fire explosive shells up to 15 miles away.

Displacement: 5,400 tons
Length: 457 ft (139 m) Overall
Beam: 50 ft (15 m)
Draught: 15 ft 9 in (4.8 m)
Propulsion: Parsons turbines
Four screws
Yarrow boilers
25,000 hp
Speed: 25.5 knots (47 km/h)
Range: carried 750 tons (1240 tons maximum) coal
260 tons fuel oil
Complement: 429-440
Armament: 8 ? 6 inch guns
1 ? 3 inch AA gun
4 ? 3 pdr guns
4 ? machine guns
2 ? 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour: 2 inch deck on slopes
3 inch side amidships

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