Southampton 1913
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Brisbane (RAN) | Cockatoo DYd, Australia | 25/1/1913 | 30/9/1915 | 11/1916 | sold for BU 6/1936 | |
| Chatham (RNZN) | Chatham DYd | 3/1/1911 | 9/11/1911 | 12/1912 | sold for BU 7/1926 | |
| Dublin | Beardmore, Dalmuir | 3/1/1911 | 9/11/1911 | 3/1913 | sold for BU 7/1926 | |
| Melbourne (RAN) | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead | 14/4/1911 | 30/5/1912 | 1/1913 | sold for BU 12/1928 | |
| Southampton | John Brown, Clydebank | 6/4/1911 | 16/5/1912 | 11/1912 | sold for BU 7/1926 | |
| Sydney (RAN) | London & Glasgow Co, Glasgow | 11/2/1911 | 29/8/1912 | 6/1913 | sold for BU 1929 |
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Displacement normal, t |
5400 |
|
Displacement full, t |
6000 |
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Length, m |
139.6 |
|
Breadth, m |
14.9 |
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Draught, m |
4.9 |
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No of shafts |
4 Southampton: 2 |
|
Machinery |
Parsons steam turbines, 12 Yarrow boilers Southampton: Brown-Curtis steam turbines, 12 Yarrow boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
25000 |
|
Max speed, kn |
25.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 1240 + oil 260 |
| Armour, mm |
belt: 51 on 25-mm plating, deck: 38 - 10, CT: 102, gun shields: 102 |
|
Armament |
8 x 1 - 152/45 BL Mk XII, 4 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 2 - 533 TT (beam) |
|
Complement |
475 |
Ship project history: The first turbine
light cruisers with armoured
belt. All were actively used in days of
WWI.
Protection: Armoured belt protected ship at full
length, its thickness was 76mm abreast machinery spaces and 51mm at ship ends.
It extended to main deck (and to upper deck abreast machinery). Protective deck
was 19mm thick over machinery and 38mm over steering gear. Its thickness over
other ship parts was 10mm.
Modernizations: 1915, all: + 1 x 1 - 76/45 QF Mk I HA
1918, Dublin, Melbourne, Sydney, Southampton: CT was removed; + flying-off platform and 1 airplane
1919, Dublin, Melbourne, Sydney, Southampton: - flying-off platform and plane
Naval service: Sydney 9/11/1914 sunk German light cruiser Emden. Southampton sunk German cruiser Frauenlob and torpedo boat S35 at Jutland. Brisbane served as TS since 1928.
Sydney 1920
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