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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.
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.
Transferred to HMS Vigilant: Loyal Governor: A510 Transferred to RMAS as RMAS Alert: Loyal Chancellor: A1770 Transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned as HMS Loyal Chancellor, allocated to Oxford URNU. Decommissioned 1998 and sold. Current name is MV Headcorn and is owned by North West Marine. Loyal Proctor: A1771 Disposition unknown
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.
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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.
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.