HMS Southampton (1936)

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf light cruiser
gptkbp:armament 8 × 0.5 in machine guns
12 × 6 in guns
8 × 21 in torpedo tubes
8 × 4 in AA guns
gptkbp:beam 62 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:John_Brown_&_Company
gptkbp:class gptkb:Southampton_sub-class
gptkbp:commissioned 6 March 1937
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crewComplement 750
gptkbp:displacement 9,100 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught 20 ft
gptkbp:fate Sunk by German aircraft
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Southampton (1936)
gptkbp:launched 10 March 1936
gptkbp:length 591 ft
gptkbp:locationSunk off Malta, Mediterranean Sea
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Southampton
gptkbp:notableEvent Damaged by air attack, scuttled by friendly ships
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:pennantNumber 83
gptkbp:propulsion 4 Parsons geared steam turbines
gptkbp:speed 32.25 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy 11 January 1941
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Southampton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6