HMS Southampton (1912)
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Southampton in 1916
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| Name: | HMS Southampton |
| Namesake: | Southampton |
| Builder: | Vickers Maxim, Barrow |
| Laid down: | 6 April 1911 |
| Launched: | 16 May 1912 |
| Fate: | Sold, 13 July 1926 |
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| Class and type: | Town-class light cruiser |
| Displacement: | 5,400 long tons (5,487 t) |
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| Beam: | 49 ft (14.9 m) |
| Draught: | 16 ft (4.9 m) (mean) |
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| Propulsion: | 2 × shafts; Parsons steam turbines |
| Speed: | 25.5 kn (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) |
| Range: | 4,460 nautical miles (8,260 km; 5,130 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 475 |
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HMS Southampton was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. She was a member of the Chatham sub-class of the Town class. The ship survived the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1926.
The Chatham sub-class were slightly larger and improved versions of the preceding Weymouth sub-class. They were 457 feet (139.3 m) long overall, with a beam of 49 feet (14.9 m) and a draught of 16 feet (4.9 m). Displacement was 5,400 long tons (5,500 t) normal and 6,000 long tons (6,100 t) at full load. Twelve Yarrow boilers fed Southampton's Parsons steam turbines, driving two propeller shafts, that were rated at 25,000 shaft horsepower (19,000 kW) for a design speed of 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph). The ship reached 26.1 knots (48.3 km/h; 30.0 mph) during her sea trials from 25,720 shp (19,180 kW). The boilers used both fuel oil and coal, with 1,200 long tons (1,219 t) of coal and 260 long tons (264 t) tons of oil carried, which gave a range of 4,460 nautical miles (8,260 km; 5,130 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).
The main armament of the Chathams was eight BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XI guns. Two of these guns were mounted on the centreline fore and aft of the superstructure and two more were mounted on the forecastle deck abreast the bridge. The remaining four guns amidships were raised to the extended forecastle deck, which meant that they could be worked in all weathers. All these guns were fitted with gun shields. Four Vickers 3-pounder (47 mm) saluting guns were also fitted. Their armament was completed by two submerged 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes.
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