HMS Southampton (D90)

HMS Southampton dressed overall.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Southampton
Ordered17 March 1976
BuilderVosper Thornycroft
Laid down21 October 1976
Launched29 January 1979
Commissioned31 October 1981
Decommissioned12 February 2009
HomeportHMNB Portsmouth
Identification
Motto
  • Pro jusititus pro Rege
  • (Latin: "For justice and the Queen")
Nickname(s)"The Mighty Ninety" (after her pennant number).
FateSold for scrap
General characteristics
Class & typeType 42 destroyer
Displacement4,820 tonnes
Length125 m (410 ft 1 in)
Beam14.3 m (46 ft 11 in)
Propulsion
  • COGOG (Combined gas or gas) turbines, 2 shafts
  • 2 Olympus gas turbines, 25,000 shp (19,000 kW) each, 2 Tyne gas turbines, 5,000 shp (3,700 kW) each
Speed30 knots (56 km/h)
Complement287
Armament
  • Sea Dart missiles
  • 4.5-inch (114 mm) Mk 8 gun
Aircraft carriedWestland Lynx HMA8

HMS Southampton was 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 was the sixth Royal Navy ship to bear the name.

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