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489: 1297: 33: 54: 1332: 1213: 1115: 1052: 982: 1255: 1157: 570: 742:. History of the Great War: Based on Official Documents. Vol. II (reprint of the 1929 second ed.). London and Nashville, Tennessee: Imperial War Museum in association with the Battery Press. 720:. History of the Great War: Based on Official Documents. Vol. I (2nd, reprint of the 1938 ed.). London and Nashville, Tennessee: Imperial War Museum and Battery Press. 1435: 423:(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 1450: 952: 1409: 488: 889:. History of the Great War Based on Official Documents. Vol. V (reprint of the 1931 ed.). Nashville, Tennessee: Battery Press. 559: 532: 431:
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
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were raised to the extended forecastle deck, which meant that they could be worked in all weathers. All these guns were fitted with
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on 16 May 1912. Upon completion in November, the ship was assigned to the
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sub-class were slightly larger and improved versions of the preceding
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Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project - HMS Southampton Crew List
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were also fitted. Their armament was completed by two submerged
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from 25,720 shp (19,180 kW). The boilers used both
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Lyon, David (1977). "The First Town Class 1908–31: Part 3".
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The Grand Fleet: Warship Design and Development 1906–1922
795:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). 797:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921 538:The ship had an extremely active wartime career. 1427: 573:with whom she remained for the rest of the war. 922:, an officer who served on her through the war. 718:Naval Operations to the Battle of the Falklands 604: 602: 600: 799:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 688: 1410:List of cruisers of the Royal Australian Navy 946: 698:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. 562:where she torpedoed the German light cruiser 373:sub-class. They were 457 feet (139.3 m) 1436:Town-class cruisers (1910) of the Royal Navy 794: 597: 1415:List of cruisers of the Royal Hellenic Navy 870:(3). London: Conway Maritime Press: 46–51. 847:(2). London: Conway Maritime Press: 54–61. 824:(1). London: Conway Maritime Press: 48–58. 780:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. 761:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Seaforth. 1451:World War I cruisers of the United Kingdom 953: 939: 759:British Cruisers: Two World Wars and After 579:was sold for scrapping on 13 July 1926 to 483: 276:QF 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) guns 360: 775: 756: 487: 19:For other ships with the same name, see 960: 884: 734: 1428: 338:in the 1910s. She was a member of the 934: 674:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. 669: 307:: .375–1.5 in (9.5–38.1 mm) 270:BL 6 in (152 mm) Mk XI guns 50: 861: 838: 813: 616: 614: 712: 13: 1405:List of cruisers of the Royal Navy 132:General characteristics (as built) 14: 1462: 904: 611: 450:and two more were mounted on the 1441:Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness 1330: 1295: 1253: 1211: 1155: 1113: 1050: 980: 52: 31: 663: 381:of 49 feet (14.9 m) and a 238:(47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) 778:Naval Weapons of World War One 650: 647:Gardiner & Gray, pp. 53–54 641: 632: 623: 468:Vickers 3-pounder (47 mm) 190:16 ft (4.9 m) (mean) 153:5,400 long tons (5,487 t) 1: 349:class. The ship survived the 550:in early 1915. In May 1916, 419:, that were rated at 25,000 7: 1352:Antinavarchos Kountouriotis 1312:Antinavarchos Kountouriotis 916:A North Sea Diary 1914–1918 169:457 ft (139.3 m) 163:430 ft (131.1 m) 10: 1467: 911:Ships of the Chatham group 608:Gardiner & Gray, p. 53 571:8th Light Cruiser Squadron 560:2nd Light Cruiser Squadron 544:Battle of Heligoland Bight 533:1st Light Cruiser Squadron 458:. The remaining four guns 444:BL 6-inch Mk XI naval guns 18: 1400: 1377: 1328: 1293: 1283: 1251: 1209: 1199: 1153: 1111: 1101: 1048: 1038: 968: 776:Friedman, Norman (2011). 757:Friedman, Norman (2010). 438:The main armament of the 385:of 16 feet (4.9 m). 313:: 4 in (102 mm) 131: 45: 30: 670:Brown, David K. (2010). 590: 513:John Brown & Company 301:: 2 in (51 mm) 282:21 in (533 mm) 182:49 ft (14.9 m) 16:Town-class light cruiser 885:Newbolt, Henry (1996). 692:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 638:Lyon, Part 2, pp. 55–57 629:Lyon, Part 2, pp. 59–60 484:Construction and career 501: 361:Design and description 1261:Royal Australian Navy 1163:Royal Australian Navy 548:Battle of Dogger Bank 491: 475:21-inch (533 mm) 542:participated in the 1303:Royal Hellenic Navy 962:Town-class cruisers 656:Lyon, Part 3, p. 51 546:, and later in the 525:1st Battle Squadron 511:on 6 April 1911 by 502: 127:Sold, 13 July 1926 1423: 1422: 1373: 1372: 1279: 1278: 1195: 1194: 1097: 1096: 1034: 1033: 920:Stephen King-Hall 787:978-1-84832-100-7 768:978-1-59114-078-8 705:978-1-86176-281-8 681:978-1-84832-085-7 556:Battle of Jutland 454:deck abreast the 319: 318: 1458: 1364:Lambros Katsonis 1336: 1334: 1333: 1319:Lambros Katsonis 1301: 1299: 1298: 1291: 1290: 1259: 1257: 1256: 1217: 1215: 1214: 1207: 1206: 1161: 1159: 1158: 1119: 1117: 1116: 1109: 1108: 1056: 1054: 1053: 1046: 1045: 986: 984: 983: 976: 975: 955: 948: 941: 932: 931: 900: 887:Naval Operations 881: 858: 835: 810: 791: 772: 753: 740:Naval Operations 731: 709: 685: 657: 654: 648: 645: 639: 636: 630: 627: 621: 620:Friedman, p. 384 618: 609: 606: 492:Illustration of 421:shaft horsepower 417:propeller shafts 407: 204:(19,000 kW) 60: 57: 56: 55: 35: 28: 27: 1466: 1465: 1461: 1460: 1459: 1457: 1456: 1455: 1426: 1425: 1424: 1419: 1396: 1369: 1331: 1329: 1324: 1296: 1294: 1275: 1254: 1252: 1247: 1212: 1210: 1191: 1156: 1154: 1149: 1114: 1112: 1093: 1051: 1049: 1030: 981: 979: 964: 959: 907: 897: 878: 855: 832: 807: 788: 769: 750: 736:Corbett, Julian 728: 714:Corbett, Julian 706: 690:Colledge, J. J. 682: 666: 661: 660: 655: 651: 646: 642: 637: 633: 628: 624: 619: 612: 607: 598: 593: 558:as flagship of 527:and she became 486: 405: 363: 351:First World War 195:Installed power 58: 53: 51: 41: 24: 21:HMS Southampton 17: 12: 11: 5: 1464: 1454: 1453: 1448: 1443: 1438: 1421: 1420: 1418: 1417: 1412: 1407: 1401: 1398: 1397: 1395: 1394: 1385: 1378: 1375: 1374: 1371: 1370: 1368: 1367: 1355: 1342: 1340: 1326: 1325: 1323: 1322: 1315: 1307: 1305: 1288: 1281: 1280: 1277: 1276: 1274: 1273: 1265: 1263: 1249: 1248: 1246: 1245: 1238: 1231: 1223: 1221: 1204: 1197: 1196: 1193: 1192: 1190: 1189: 1182: 1175: 1167: 1165: 1151: 1150: 1148: 1147: 1140: 1133: 1125: 1123: 1106: 1099: 1098: 1095: 1094: 1092: 1091: 1084: 1077: 1070: 1062: 1060: 1043: 1036: 1035: 1032: 1031: 1029: 1028: 1021: 1014: 1007: 1000: 992: 990: 973: 966: 965: 958: 957: 950: 943: 935: 929: 928: 923: 913: 906: 905:External links 903: 902: 901: 895: 882: 876: 859: 853: 836: 830: 811: 805: 792: 786: 773: 767: 754: 748: 732: 726: 710: 704: 686: 680: 665: 662: 659: 658: 649: 640: 631: 622: 610: 595: 594: 592: 589: 554:fought in the 535:in July 1913. 485: 482: 448:superstructure 433:nautical miles 415:, driving two 413:steam turbines 399:Yarrow boilers 362: 359: 355:sold for scrap 334:built for the 317: 316: 315: 314: 308: 302: 299:Waterline belt 294: 290: 289: 288: 287: 278: 272: 264: 260: 259: 256: 252: 251: 248:nautical miles 244: 240: 239: 232: 228: 227: 225:steam turbines 218: 214: 213: 212: 211: 209:Yarrow boilers 205: 196: 192: 191: 188: 184: 183: 180: 176: 175: 174: 173: 167: 159: 155: 154: 151: 147: 146: 138: 137:Class and type 134: 133: 129: 128: 125: 121: 120: 117: 113: 112: 109: 105: 104: 101: 97: 96: 87: 83: 82: 77: 73: 72: 66: 62: 61: 59:United Kingdom 48: 47: 43: 42: 36: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1463: 1452: 1449: 1447: 1444: 1442: 1439: 1437: 1434: 1433: 1431: 1416: 1413: 1411: 1408: 1406: 1403: 1402: 1399: 1393: 1391: 1387:Followed by: 1386: 1384: 1381:Preceded by: 1380: 1379: 1376: 1365: 1361: 1360: 1356: 1353: 1349: 1348: 1344: 1343: 1341: 1339: 1327: 1321: 1320: 1316: 1314: 1313: 1309: 1308: 1306: 1304: 1292: 1289: 1286: 1282: 1272: 1271: 1267: 1266: 1264: 1262: 1250: 1244: 1243: 1239: 1237: 1236: 1232: 1230: 1229: 1225: 1224: 1222: 1220: 1208: 1205: 1202: 1198: 1188: 1187: 1183: 1181: 1180: 1176: 1174: 1173: 1169: 1168: 1166: 1164: 1152: 1146: 1145: 1141: 1139: 1138: 1134: 1132: 1131: 1127: 1126: 1124: 1122: 1110: 1107: 1104: 1100: 1090: 1089: 1085: 1083: 1082: 1078: 1076: 1075: 1071: 1069: 1068: 1064: 1063: 1061: 1059: 1047: 1044: 1041: 1037: 1027: 1026: 1022: 1020: 1019: 1015: 1013: 1012: 1008: 1006: 1005: 1001: 999: 998: 994: 993: 991: 989: 977: 974: 971: 967: 963: 956: 951: 949: 944: 942: 937: 936: 933: 927: 924: 921: 917: 914: 912: 909: 908: 898: 896:0-89839-255-1 892: 888: 883: 879: 877:0-85177-132-7 873: 869: 865: 860: 856: 854:0-85177-132-7 850: 846: 842: 837: 833: 831:0-85177-132-7 827: 823: 819: 818: 812: 808: 806:0-85177-245-5 802: 798: 793: 789: 783: 779: 774: 770: 764: 760: 755: 751: 749:1-870423-74-7 745: 741: 737: 733: 729: 727:0-89839-256-X 723: 719: 715: 711: 707: 701: 697: 696: 691: 687: 683: 677: 673: 668: 667: 653: 644: 635: 626: 617: 615: 605: 603: 601: 596: 588: 586: 585:Pembroke Dock 582: 581:Thos. 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Index

HMS Southampton

Southampton
Vickers
Barrow
Town-class
light cruiser
p/p
o/a
shp
Yarrow boilers
Parsons
steam turbines
kn
nautical miles
BL 6 in (152 mm) Mk XI guns
QF 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) guns
21 in (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
Waterline belt
Deck
Conning Tower
Town-class
light cruiser
Royal Navy
sub-class
First World War
sold for scrap
long overall
beam

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