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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.
The Chatham sub-class were slightly larger and improved versions of the preceding Weymouth sub-class. [1] They were 457 feet (139.3 m) long overall, with a beam of 49 feet (14.9 m) and a draught of 16 feet (4.9 m).
HMS Sabrina (1806) HMCS Saguenay (D79) IRIS Sahand (1969) HMCS Sans Peur; HMS Savage (1910) HMS Severn (P282) PNS Shah Jahan (D-186) HMS Shakespeare (1917) HMS Shoreham (M112) HMCS Skeena (D59) HMAS Snipe; PS Solent (1900) PS Solent (1902) RV Song of the Whale; HMS Southampton (D90) HMS Spenser
HMS Southampton was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, ordered to be built by commercial contract by John Winter at Chapel, Southampton [3] (ordered on the same day as the similar Portland from Woolwich Dockyard). The Southampton was launched on 10 June 1693. [1]
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 Latimer. Empire Ridley was a 6,838 GRT cargo ship which was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow. Launched on 21 August 1941 and completed in November 1941. To the Admiralty in 1943 and converted to a pipe-laying vessel. To Royal Navy as HMS Latimer. To MoWT in July 1945 and renamed Empire Ridley.
In 1867 Southampton left Harwich and moved to Hull and, on 18 June 1867, began service as a certified industrial training ship.. Certificated industrial training ships [2] were special kinds of certified industrial schools which were set up to attempt to solve the problem of destitute children who, before the Elementary Education Act 1870, were largely neglected and consequently often drifted ...