| As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships © for 1919 |
BRITISH LIGHT CRUISERS
CHATHAM CLASS-EARLIER SHIPS |
| Page 85 |
|
SOUTHAMPTON (May, 1912), DUBLIN (April, 1912), CHATHAM (Nov., 1911).
- Displacement, 5400 tons.
- Complement, 429-440.
- Length (p.p.), 430 feet. Beam, 49' 10". Mean draught, 15.75 feet. Max draught 17' 8", Length over all, 457 feet.
- Guns: 8 - 6 inch (M XI), ; 1 - 3 inch anti-aircraft ; 4 - 3 pdr. ; 4 or 2 machine (1 landing).
- Torpedo tubes (21 inch): 2 submerged
- Armour (Nickel and H.T.): 3" Side (amidships) ; 1.5" Side (forward) ; 1.75" Side (aft) (C.T. removed).
- Machinery: Curtis turbine in Southampton, 2 screws; others Parsons, 4 screws. Boilers: Yarrow. Designed H.P. 25,000=25.5 kts.
- Coal: normal 750 tons; maximum 1240 tons + 260 tons oil.
| Name |
Builder |
Machinery |
Laid down |
Completed |
Trials |
Boilers |
Best Recent speed |
| 4/5 power |
Full power. |
| Southampton |
Clydebank |
Clydebank |
Apr. '11 |
Feb. '13 |
23,607= |
26,006=26.5 |
1 Yarrow in all |
24 |
|
Dublin |
Beardmore |
Beardmore |
Apr. '11 |
Mar. '13 |
22,606= |
26,041=25.7 |
|
Chatham |
Chatham |
Thames I.W. |
Jan. '11 |
Dec. '12 |
23.127= |
25,901=25.7 |
Ahead 3 - 6 inch ; Broadside 5 - 6inch, 1 - 21 inch tube ; Astern: 3 - 6 inch
Belong to 1910 Estimates. Average cost £334,053. Tripod masts fitted to all. Australian Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide are similar ships.
Source: As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships © for 1919 - Page 85
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