HMS Southampton explained

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.

Honours

• 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).