Southampton 1940
Southampton 1940
Sheffield 1943
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Birmingham | 19 - C19 | Devonport DYd | 18/7/1935 | 1/9/1936 | 18/11/1937 | sold for BU 3/1960 |
| Glasgow | 21 - C21 | Scotts, Greenock | 16/4/1935 | 20/6/1936 | 9/9/1937 | sold for BU 3/1958 |
| Newcastle | 76 - C76 | Vickers-Armstrong, Tyne | 4/10/1934 | 23/1/1936 | 5/3/1937 | stricken 8/1958 |
| Sheffield | 24 - C24 | Vickers-Armstrong, Tyne | 31/1/1935 | 23/7/1936 | 25/8/1937 | stricken 9/1964 |
| Southampton | 83 | John Brown, Clydebank | 21/11/1934 | 10/3/1936 | 6/3/1937 | sunk 11/1/1941 |
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Displacement standard, t |
9100 |
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Displacement full, t |
11350 (later 12190) |
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Length, m |
170.1 pp 180.3 oa |
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Breadth, m |
18.8 |
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Draught, m |
6.20 deep load (later 6.55) |
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No of shafts |
4 |
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Machinery |
Parsons geared steam turbines, 4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
75000 |
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Max speed, kn |
32 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 1925 - 2070 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 12100(12) |
| Armour, mm |
box protection to magazines: 114 - 25, belt: 114, bulkheads: 64, barbettes: 51 - 25, turrets: 25, deck: 38 - 32 |
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Armament |
4 x 3 - 152/50 BL Mk XXIII, 4 x 2 - 102/45 QF Mk XVI HA, 4 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 2 x 4 - 40/39 pompom, 2 x 4 - 12.7/62, 2 x 3 - 533 TT, 3 aircraft (Osprey, Seal, Walrus, Swordfish, Seafox), 1 catapult D-I-H |
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Complement |
748 |
Ship project history: Design of Southampton was formed as the answer on Japanese Mogami with 15 155mm guns. Starting point for designing was design of Phaeton increased for placing of triple turrets instead of the twin. There was a transverse catapult between funnels and 2 hangars abreast fore funnel. The antiaircraft armament was strengthened: placing of the twin 102mm guns and quadruple 40mm pompoms was originally provided. New triple turrets were well automated and theoretically ensured firing rate 12 shots per minute (really almost in 2 times less). Protection in comparison with predecessors was increased: both a belt length and thickness. Thus the symbolical 25mm protection of turrets became an obvious discord.
Protection: 114mm armoured belt protected machinery spaces, AA magazines and Combat Control Centre and extended to upper deck abreast boiler rooms and fore engine room and to main deck abreast aft engine room, CCC and magazines. Belt was closed by 64mm bulkheads. Armoured deck extended from "A" barbette to steering gear compartment and was 32mm thick (32mm with 38mm slopes over steering gear). Magazines were covered by 114mm bulkheads and 51mm crowns.
Modernizations: 5/1938, Sheffield: received her catapult with seaplanes (she was commissioned without it).
8/1938, Sheffield: + type 79Y radar
1939, all: - 4 x 1 - 47/40
5/1940, Southampton: + type 279 radar
5/1940, Newcastle: + 2 x 20 - 178 UP AA rockets projectors
6/1940, Birmingham: + 1 x 20 - 178 UP AA rockets projector
7/1940, Glasgow: + 2 x 20 - 178 UP AA rockets projectors, type 286 radar
5/1941, Newcastle: + type 286 radar
summer 1941, Glasgow: - 2 x 20 - 178 UP
7/1941, Birmingham: - 1 x 20 - 178 UP
9/1941, Sheffield: - 2 x 4 - 12.7/62, type 79Y radar; + 6 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, type 279, 284, 285 radars
11/1941, Newcastle: - 2 x 20 - 178 UP, type 286 radar; + 9 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, type 273, 291 radars
3/1942, Birmingham: - 2 x 4 - 12.7/62; + 7 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, type 284, 291 radars
7/1942, Sheffield: - type 279 radar; + 3 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, type 273, 281, 282, 283 radars
summer 1942, Glasgow: - 2 x 4 - 12.7/62, type 286 radar; + 9 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, type 273, 281, 282, 284, 285 radars
11/1942, Newcastle: - 2 x 4 - 12.7/62, catapult with seaplanes, type 291 radar; + 10 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, type 281, 282, 284, 285 radars
12/1942, Glasgow: - 5 x 1 - 20/70, catapult with seaplanes; + 8 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon
6/1943, Sheffield: + 5 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon
8/1943, Birmingham: - 5 x 1 - 20/70, catapult with seaplanes, type 291 radar; + 8 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon, type 273, 281B radars
9/1943, Newcastle:- 6 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon; + 4 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon
10/1943, Glasgow: + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon
1/1944, Sheffield: - catapult with seaplanes; + 8 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon
6/1944, Glasgow: + 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon
1/1945, Birmingham: - 1 x 3 - 152/50 ("X"); + 4 x 4 - 40/56 Bofors, 2 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 7 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon
5/1945, Sheffield: - 1 x 3 - 152/50 ("X"), 15 x 1 - 20/70, type 273 radar; + 4 x 4 - 40/56 Bofors, 10 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon, type 277 radar
5/1945, Glasgow: - 1 x 3 - 152/50 ("X"), 2 x 2 - 20/70, 4 x 1 - 20/70, type 273, 281, 284 radars; + 2 x 4 - 40/39 pompom, 4 x 1 - 40/39 pompom, type 274, 281B, 294 radars
1946, Sheffield: + 10 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors
1952, Birmingham, Newcastle; 1957, Sheffield: + 2x type 275 radars
Naval service: Southampton was damaged by two or three 250kg bombs from German Ju 87 bombers at Malta 11/1/1941, she was abandoned and sunk by torpedoes from Gloucester and Orion. Glasgow was damaged by two aircraft torpedoes 3/12/1940 and temporarily repaired in January 1941. Full repair lasted from May till October, 1942. Newcastle was damaged by torpedo 15/6/1942 and was under repair till March, 1943. Birmingham was damaged by torpedo 28/11/1943 and was under repair till January, 1945. Sheffield was damaged by a mine 4/3/1942, repair lasted 4 months.
Sheffield 1940
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