HMS Dublin

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dublin, after the Irish city of Dublin:

• HMS Dublin (1709) was a 10-gun yacht launched in 1707 and broken up in 1752.
• HMS Dublin was to have been a 10-gun yacht. She was renamed HMS Dorset (1753) before her launch in 1753 and was sold in 1815.
• HMS Dublin (1757) was a 74-gun third-rate Dublin class ship of the line launched in 1757 and broken up in 1784.
• HMS Dublin (1812) was 74-gun third-rate launched in 1812. She was reduced to 50 guns in 1826, and was relegated to harbour duties in 1845. She was sold for scrapping in 1885.
• HMS Dublin (1912) was a Town-class light cruiser launched in 1912 and sold for scrapping in 1926.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.