HMS Dublin, together with Chatham and Southampton, was a Town-class light cruiser of the Chatham subgroup, each costing an average £334,053.
Postcard of Dublin, probably from before the First World War
Image: Small HMS Dublin Crest
Town-class cruiser (1910)
The Town class was a group of twenty-one light cruisers built for the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) of the first half of the 20th Century. These vessels were long-range cruisers, suitable for patrolling the vast expanse covered by the British Empire. These ships, initially rated as second class cruisers, were built to a series of designs, known as the Bristol, Weymouth, Chatham, Birmingham and Birkenhead classes – all having the names of British towns except for the RAN ships, which were named after Australian cities.
HMS Gloucester
Left elevation and deck plan of Bristol sub-class as depicted in Jane's Fighting Ships 1914
HMS Weymouth
HMS Dublin