&sq=&lang=&file=File:George_III_in_HMS_Southampton_reviewing_the_fleet_off_Plymouth,_18_August_1789_(detail)_RMG_B6883_(cropped).jpg) HMS Southampton
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Southampton |
| Ordered | 12 March 1756 |
| Builder | Robert Inwood, Rotherhithe |
| Laid down | April 1756 |
| Launched | 5 May 1757 |
| Completed | 19 June 1757 at Deptford Dockyard |
| Commissioned | April 1757 |
| Fate | Wrecked in the Bahamas, 27 November 1812 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Southampton-class fifth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen | 67164⁄94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 1 in (3.68 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 210 officers and men |
| Armament | |
HMS Southampton was the name ship of the 32-gun Southampton-class fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and served for more than half a century until wrecked in 1812.