HMS Southampton (83)

HMS Southampton in 1937
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Southampton
Builder	John Brown & Company, Clydebank
Laid down	21 November 1934
Launched	10 March 1936
Commissioned	6 March 1937
Identification	Pennant number: C83
Fate	Scuttled off Malta, 11 January 1941
General characteristics
Class and type	Town-class light cruiser
Displacement	9,100 tons standard 11,350 tons full load
Length	591 ft (180 m) overall
Beam	61 ft 8 in (18.80 m)
Draught	21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Propulsion	Four-shaft Parsons geared turbines Four Admiralty 3-drum boilers 75,000 shp
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h)
Complement	748
Armament	12 × BL 6-inch (152 mm) guns [triple mounts] 8 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) guns [double mounts] 4 × 3-pounder 8 x QF 2-pounder (40 mm) AA guns [quadruple mounts] 6 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

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.