H.M.S. Southampton (1936)
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| H.M.S. Southampton (1936) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | John Brown[1] |
| Laid down: | 21 Nov, 1934[2] |
| Launched: | 10 Mar, 1936[3] |
| Completed: | 6 Mar, 1937[4] |
| Bombed: | 11 Jan, 1941 |
| Fate: | scuttled |
H.M.S. Southampton was one of five Southampton Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Captains
- Captain Arthur M. Peters, 2 November, 1936 – January, 1939[5]
- Captain Francis W. H. Jeans, January, 1939[6] – June, 1940[7]
- Captain Basil C. B. Brooke, June, 1940[8] – 11 January, 1941[9] (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.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
| Southampton Class Light Cruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham | Glasgow | Newcastle | Sheffield | Southampton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | Arethusa Class | Minor Cruisers (UK) | Gloucester Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
