H.M.S. Dublin (1912)
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| H.M.S. Dublin (1912) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 68 (1914) 57 (Jan 1918) 42 (Apr 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Beardmore[2] |
| Laid down: | 3 Jan, 1911[3] |
| Launched: | 30 Apr, 1912[4] |
| Commissioned: | 11 Mar, 1913 |
| Sold: | Jul, 1926[5] |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
H.M.S. Dublin was a Chatham class light cruiser launched in 1911. Built by Beardmore of Glasgow, she was completed in 1913. She began the Great War on the Mediterranean Station, taking part in the operations surrounding the escape of Goeben and Breslau. In 1915 she joined the Adriatic Squadron, and in April, 1916, she joined the Second Light Cruiser Squadron in the Grand Fleet, where she remained for the rest of the war. She was sold for breaking up in 1926.
Service
Alterations
Dublin was fitted with a director in January, 1918. This alteration may have required her pole mast to be replaced with a tripod mast for greater rigidity.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Henry Blackett, 12 November, 1912.[7]
- Captain John D. Kelly, 6 July, 1914.[8]
- Captain Albert C. Scott, 20 March, 1916,[9] in command at the Battle of Jutland.[10]
- Captain Reginald A. R. Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, April, 1918.[11]
- Captain Edward H. Rymer, 13 February, 1919.[12]
- Captain William Leslie Elder, August 1921.[13]
- Captain Hugh S. Shipway, October 1922.[14]
- Captain George W. Taylor, August 1924.[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 53.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. pp. 11-12.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1913). p. 305.
- ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 166.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 393t.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 780.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List (May, 1919). p. 780.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1918). Handbook of Captain F. C. Dreyer's Fire Control Tables, 1918. C.B. 1456. Copy No. 10 at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Technical History Section (1919). The Technical History and Index: Fire Control in H.M. Ships. Vol. 3, Part 23. C.B. 1515 (23) now O.U. 6171/14. At The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
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