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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 Southampton (1693) was a 48-gun fourth rate launched in 1693. The ship was rebuilt in 1700, hulked at Jamaica in 1728 and finally broken up in 1771. HMS Southampton (1757) was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1757, and wrecked in 1812. HMS Southampton (1820) was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1820. In 1867 the ship was lent to the Hull ...
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Launched on 19 June 1944 as HMS Rayleigh Castle for the Royal Navy. Completed in October 1944 as Empire Rest for MoWT. Laid up in July 1948 at Falmouth, Cornwall. Sold in October 1951 to Lloyds Albert Yard & Motor Boat Packet Services Ltd. Operated under the management of R A Beazley, Southampton.
On 31 July 2008, Southampton was placed in a state of "Extended Readiness" and was decommissioned on 12 February 2009. [5] The ship was auctioned on 28 March 2011 and was later towed from Portsmouth on 14 October 2011 to Leyal Ship Recycling's scrapyard in Aliağa , Turkey.
The Type 42 destroyer HMS Edinburgh took over the South Atlantic Patrol Task in October 2006, [21] replacing HMS Southampton. Prior to Southampton ' s deployment in August 2005, the role was filled by HMS Cardiff, which was decommissioned on return to the UK. As of February 2010, the on-station warship was the Type 42 destroyer HMS York.
HMS Suffolk (55) was one of the Kent subclass of the County-class heavy cruisers Heavy cruisers were defined by international agreement pre-war for the purposes of arms limitation as those with guns greater than 6-inch (152 mm); ships of guns of 6-inch or less were light cruisers.
Key West, Florida to New York City KP Key West, Florida to Mississippi River: KS New York City to Key West, Florida: KW Key West, Florida to Havana, Cuba: LC Sydney, Nova Scotia to St. John's, Newfoundland: LN St. Lawrence River to Labrador: MG Mississippi River to Galveston, Texas: NG New York City to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base: NJ