HMS Dublin

Survived

Type	Light cruiser
Class	Town
War	First World War
Main guns	8 × 6 in (152 mm) guns

Tried to torpedo Goeben during the chase of August 1914. Hit several times in the night action at Jutland.

Stoker Edwards of Pontypridd served on the light cruiser HMS Dublin during 1916-1919. He was present at the battle of Jutland when she suffered damage and casualties. In November 1917 she sailed to Murmask carrying gold bullion to finance the White Russia forces. Tom was demobbed in February 1919. T Photo: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

8 × 6 in (152 mm) guns
4 × 3 pdr (1.9 in (47 mm)) guns
2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

Waterline belt: 2 in (51 mm)
Deck: .375–1.5 in (10–38 mm)
Conning tower: 4 in (102 mm)

Builder	William Beardmore & Company, Dalmuir
Laid down	3 January 1911
Launched	30 April 1912
Commissioned	March 1913
Displacement	5,400 long tons (5,500 t)
Length	457 ft (139.3 m) (o/a)
Speed	25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph)
Complement	475

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

30 April 1912

Battle of Jutland

Damaged

31 May – 1 June 1916

Fate

Survived

Scrapped, July 1926