HMS Southampton (1912)

Southampton circa 1916
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Southampton
Namesake	Southampton
Builder	Vickers Maxim, Barrow
Laid down	6 April 1911
Launched	16 May 1912
Commissioned	November 1912
Fate	Sold, 13 July 1926
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Town-class light cruiser
Displacement	5,400 long tons (5,487 t)
Length	430 ft (131.1 m) p/p 457 ft (139.3 m) o/a
Beam	49 ft (14.9 m)
Draught	16 ft (4.9 m) (mean)
Installed power	25,000 shp (19,000 kW) 12 × Yarrow boilers
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
Armament	8 × single BL 6 in (152 mm) Mk XI guns 4 × single QF 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) guns 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Waterline belt: 2 in (51 mm) Deck: .375–1.5 in (9.5–38.1 mm) Conning Tower: 4 in (102 mm)

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.