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 HMS Southampton (D90) dressed overall |
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| Name: | HMS Southampton |
| Operator: | Royal Navy |
| Builder: | Vosper Thornycroft |
| Laid down: | 21 October 1976 |
| Launched: | 29 June 1979 |
| Commissioned: | 31 October 1981 |
| Decommissioned: | Due 1 August 2008 |
| Homeport: | Portsmouth |
| Motto: | Pro jusititus pro Rege ("For justice and the Queen") |
| Nickname: | "The Mighty Ninety" (after her pennant number). |
| Honours and awards: |
Emeraude 1757, Belle Isle 1761, The Glorious First of June 1794, St Vincent 1797, Heligoland 1914, Dogger Bank 1915, Jutland 1916, Norway 1940, Spartivento 1940, Malta Convoys 1941 |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2008 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Type 42 destroyer |
| Displacement: | 4,820 tonnes |
| Length: | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Beam: | 14.3 m (47 ft) |
| Propulsion: | COGOG (Combined Gas or Gas) turbines, 2 shafts 2 turbines producing 36 MW |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Complement: | 287 |
| Armament: | Sea Dart missiles 4.5 in (114 mm) Mk 8 gun |
| Aircraft carried: | Lynx HMA8 |
HMS Southampton (D90) is a batch two Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy.
She was named after the city of Southampton, England, and built by Vosper Thornycroft, in Southampton. She is the sixth Royal Navy ship to bear the name.
In 1984, she ran over one of the Shambles Buoys off Portland during final War Games before deploying to the Falklands, sinking the buoy and resulting in repairs in dry dock.
On Saturday 3 September 1988, whilst serving on the Armilla Patrol, she was involved in a collision with MV Tor Bay, a container ship in the convoy being escorted through the Straits of Hormuz.[1]
On February 3, 2006, the ship was involved in the seizing of 3.5 tonnes of cocaine in the Caribbean.[2]
HMS Southampton is due to be decommissioned on 1 August 2008.
Her commanding officer is Commander Richard J Morris.[3]
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Affiliations
- The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)[4]
- No. 25 Squadron RAF[4]
- City of Southampton[4]
- Worshipful Company of Fletchers[4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire[4]
- Canford School Combined Cadet Force[4]
- Mill Hill School[4]
- Old Southamptons (veterans of the previous HMS Southampton)[4]
- Royal Southampton Yacht Club[4]
- Southampton and Fareham Chamber of Commerce and Industry[4]
- Southampton University Royal Naval Unit[4]
- TS Southampton (Sea Cadet Corps)[4]
- Royal Naval Association Southampton[4]
- Southampton RN Officers Association[4]
References
- ^ "HMS Southampton collision with the MV Tor Bay".
- ^ "UK ships seize £350m drugs cache". BBC News (3 February 2006).
- ^ "Commanding Officer, HMS Southampton - RN Website". Retrieved on 2008-07-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "List of HMS Southampton Affiliations - RN Website". Retrieved on 2008-07-01.
Gallery
 HMS Southampton entering Portsmouth harbour |
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