HMS Southampton (1757)

HMS Southampton
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Southampton
Ordered12 March 1756
BuilderRobert Inwood, Rotherhithe
Laid downApril 1756
Launched5 May 1757
Completed19 June 1757 at Deptford Dockyard
CommissionedApril 1757
FateWrecked in the Bahamas, 27 November 1812
General characteristics
Class & typeSouthampton-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen67164⁄94 bm
Length
  • 124 ft 4 in (37.90 m) (gundeck)
  • 103 ft 1 in (31.42 m) (keel)
Beam35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 1 in (3.68 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement210 officers and men
Armament
  • Upperdeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Southampton was the name ship of the 32-gun Southampton-class fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and served for more than half a century until wrecked in 1812.

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