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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 (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.
Mk XXII turret with rounded contours mounted on the Southampton sub-class. Like their US and Japanese counterparts of that era, the Town-class cruisers were "light cruisers" in the strict terms of the London Treaty, which defined a "light cruiser" as one having a main armament no greater than 6.1 in (155 mm) calibre.
French convoys - sometimes prefixed F or S KS Casablanca to Brest, France: French convoys LE Port Said to Haifa: LW Haifa to Port Said: ME Malta to Alexandria and Port Said: MO Marseilles to North Africa Ms Marseilles to Naples: 1944 1945 MW Alexandria to Malta: NCF fast convoys for Allied invasion of Sicily: 1943 1943 NCS slow convoys for ...
HMS Southampton was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. She was a member of the Chatham sub-class of the Town class. The ship survived the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1926.
Pages in category "World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom" ... (61) HMS Aurora (12) B. HMS Belfast; HMS Bellona (63) ... HMS Sirius (82) HMS Southampton (83) HMS ...
HMS Southampton was a batch two Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was named after the city of Southampton , England , and built by Vosper Thornycroft , in Southampton. She was the sixth Royal Navy ship to bear the name.
While at Hull Southampton was moored off Sammy's Point. [1] Sammy's Point is on the east bank of the River Hull at the confluence with the Humber. It takes its name from the Martin Samuelson Shipyard, [3] which once occupied the site. Southampton, moored on the River Humber at Hull, was established as a training ship in 1866. On 31 July 1868 ...