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{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Southampton'' (1936)|fate2=scuttled | {{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Southampton'' (1936)|fate2=scuttled | ||
|comp=6 Mar, 1937{{Conways1922|p. 31}} | |comp=6 Mar, 1937{{Conways1922|p. 31}} | ||
|comm=6 Mar, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 276}} | |||
|fatedate=11 Jan, 1941 | |fatedate=11 Jan, 1941 | ||
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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
Commissioned on 6 March, 1937.{{NLJul37|p. 276}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Southampton''" nat=UK> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Southampton''" nat=UK> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Malcolm Peters|nick=Arthur M. Peters|appt=2 November, 1936|end=January, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Malcolm Peters|nick=Arthur M. Peters|appt=2 November, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 276}}|end=January, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis William Hugh Jeans|nick=Francis W. H. Jeans|appt=January, 1939{{ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis William Hugh Jeans|nick=Francis W. H. Jeans|appt=2 January, 1939<ref>Jeans Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/4.|}} f. 4.</ref>|end=9 June, 1940<ref>Jeans Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/4.|}} f. 4.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Basil Charles Barrington Brooke|nick=Basil C. B. Brooke|appt=June, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|end=11 January, 1941{{MackieRNW}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=died when vessel lost}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Basil Charles Barrington Brooke|nick=Basil C. B. Brooke|appt=June, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|end=11 January, 1941{{MackieRNW}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=died when vessel lost}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 02:12, 10 November 2022
| H.M.S. Southampton (1936) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | John Brown & Company[1] |
| Laid down: | 21 Nov, 1934[2] |
| Launched: | 10 Mar, 1936[3] |
| Completed: | 6 Mar, 1937[4] |
| Commissioned: | 6 Mar, 1937[5] |
| Bombed: | 11 Jan, 1941 |
| Fate: | scuttled |
H.M.S. Southampton was one of five Southampton Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned on 6 March, 1937.[6]
Captains
- Captain Arthur M. Peters, 2 November, 1936[7] – January, 1939[8]
- Captain Francis W. H. Jeans, 2 January, 1939[9] – 9 June, 1940[10]
- Captain Basil C. B. Brooke, June, 1940[11] – 11 January, 1941[12] (died when vessel lost)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 276.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 276.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 276.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Jeans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/4. f. 4.
- ↑ Jeans Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/4. f. 4.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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