Southampton saw service in World War II, and initially served as the flagship of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron with the Home Fleet. On 5 September 1939 she intercepted the German merchant Johannes Molkenbuhr off Stadtlandet, Norway, but her crew scuttled the ship before she could be …

SOUTHAMPTON-Class cruiser ordered from John Brown of Clydebank under the 1933 Estimates on lst June 1934 with sister ship HMS NEWCASTLE from Vickers shipyard in Newcastle. The ship was laid down on 21st October 1934 and launched on 10th March 1936 as the 5th RN ship to carry this name.

Oct 8, 2017 · HMS Southampton (Capt. Basil Charles Barrington Brooke, RN) was heavily damaged in the Central Mediterranean about 195 nautical miles east-south-east of Malta in position 34°54'N, 18°24'E by German Ju-87 divebombers (from II/St.G.2. The planes were led by the Group Commander, the famous Oberst (Major) Werner Ennecerus). 81 men were killed.

Six Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Southampton. All were named after Southampton, a port on the south coast of England. HMS Southampton (1693) 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.

Nov 8, 2020 · On 15 November, HMS Southampton headed for the Mediterranean where she was needed. She took part in the battle of Cape Spartivento on the 27 and the next month she escorted a convoy in the Red Sea and shelled Kismayu in Italian East Africa.

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Southampton served as flagship of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron with the Home Fleet. On 16 October 1939 she was hit by a bomb while lying off Rosyth, but the damage was slight. She then served with the Humber Force until February 1940, and then went to …

Apr 10, 2004 · At the end of 1939 I had said farewell to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth and in January 1940 set forth to join my first ship, HMS Southampton, a cruiser of 10,000 tons undergoing a short...

Southampton saw service in World War II, and initially served as the flagship of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron with the Home Fleet. On 5 September 1939 she intercepted the German merchant Johannes Molkenbuhr off Stadtlandet, Norway, but her crew scuttled the ship before she could be …

HMS Southampton was a member of the first group of five ships of the Town class of light cruisers. She was built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland and launched on 10 March 1936.