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HMS Southampton (1912) was a Town-class cruiser, launched in 1912 and sold in 1926. She fought at the Battle of Jutland. HMS Southampton (C83) was a Town-class cruiser, launched in 1936 and sunk off Malta on 11 January 1941. HMS Southampton (D90) was a Type 42 destroyer, launched in 1979 and decommissioned in 2009.
Southampton was later damaged on 16 October 1939 whilst lying at anchor off Rosyth, Scotland, when she was struck by a 500 kg bomb in a German air raid. The bomb was released from only 150 metres (490 ft) height by a Ju 88 of I/KG.30, and hit the corner of the pom-pom magazine, passed through three decks at an angle and exited the hull ...
HMS Llandaff (F61), a Salisbury-class frigate of the Royal Navy HMS Pretoria Castle (F61) an ocean liner requisitioned for the Royal Navy Northrop F-61 Black Widow , an American fighter aircraft
HMS Britomart and HMS Hussar took direct hits and were sunk. HMS Salamander had her stern blown off and sustained heavy damage. HMS Jason was raked by machine gun fire, killing and wounding several of her crew. Two of the accompanying trawlers were also hit. The total loss of life was 117 sailors killed and 153 wounded.
Plane was found in 2009 [102] by aviation archaeologist G. Pat Macha and a group of volunteers, in 100 feet (30 m) of water. [95] 24 October Eleventh of 13 North American X-10s, GM-52-4, c/n 11, on Navaho X-10 flight number 17, out of Cape Canaveral, Florida, an engine problem results in a mission abort. After autolanding the nose wheel ...
The plane was designed to carry 130 passengers at speeds of up to Mach 2.2 (1,400 miles per hour (2,300 km/h)) and was originally set to make its first flight in February 1968. [ 88 ] [ 89 ] The plane would not be flown, however, until more than a year later, on March 2, 1969.
In October 1959 it recommissioned as HMS Ariel as a ground training establishment. It again became HMS Daedalus in October 1965, and routine service flying continued until April 1993, including a helicopter SAR Flight of 772 Naval Air Squadron, the Southampton University Air Squadron and the Hampshire Police Air Support Unit. All RN Air ...
On September 1, 1961, at 02:05 CDT, the flight crashed into a field south of Clarendon Hills, IL shortly after takeoff from Midway Airport (ICAO: KMDW) in Chicago, killing all 73 passengers and five crew on board; it was at the time the deadliest single plane disaster in U.S. history. [1] [2]