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HMS Southampton

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Overview

Six Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Southampton. All were named after Southampton, a port on the south coast of England. * 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. * was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1757, and wrecked in 1812. * was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1820. In 1867 the ship was lent to the Hull Committee, finally being sold in 1912. * was a cruiser, launched in 1912 and sold in 1926. She fought at the Battle of Jutland. * was a cruiser, launched in 1936 and sunk off Malta on 11 January 1941. * was a Type 42 destroyer, launched in 1979 and decommissioned in 2009.

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*Emeraude 1757 *Belle Isle 1761 *The Glorious First of June 1794 *St Vincent 1797 *Heligoland 1914 *Dogger Bank 1915 *Jutland 1916 *Norway 1940 *Spartivento 1940 *Malta Convoys 1941

References

* *Gossett, William Patrick (1986) The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. (London: Mansell).

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