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Sydney 1920 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Chatham (RNZN)	37, 38, 18		Chatham DYd	3.1.1911	9.11.1911	12.1912	sold for BU 7.1926
Dublin	68, 57, 42	503	Beardmore, Dalmuir	3.1.1911	9.11.1911	3.1913	sold for BU 7.1926
Southampton	89, 9A, 35	407	John Brown, Clydebank	6.4.1911	16.5.1912	11.1912	sold for BU 7.1926
Melbourne (RAN)	86, 93	772	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead	14.4.1911	30.5.1912	1.1913	sold for BU 12.1928
Sydney (RAN)	A1, 52	358	London & Glasgow Co, Glasgow	11.2.1911	29.8.1912	6.1913	sold for BU 1929
Brisbane (RAN)		7	Cockatoo DYd, Australia	25.1.1913	30.9.1915	11.1916	sold for BU 6.1936

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	5400
Displacement full, t	6000
Length, m	139.6
Breadth, m	14.9
Draught, m	4.90
No of shafts	4 Southampton: 2
Machinery	4 Parsons steam turbines, 12 Yarrow boilers Southampton: 2 Brown-Curtis steam turbines, 12 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.	25000
Max speed, kts	25.5
Fuel, t	coal 1240 + oil 260
Endurance, nm(kts)	4500(16)
Armour, mm	belt: 51 on 25mm plating, deck: 38 - 10, CT: 102, gun shields: 102
Armament	8 x 1 - 152/50 BL Mk XI, 4 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 - 533 TT (beam, sub)
Complement	475

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Modernizations

1915, all: + 1 x 1 - 76/45 20cwt QF Mk I

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. 

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.