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HMS Southampton

Type 42 destroyer
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. Wikipedia
Builder: VT Group
Launched: January 29, 1979
Length: 410′
Beam: 47′
Construction started: October 21, 1976
Commissioned: 31 October 1981
Motto: Pro jusititus pro Rege; (Latin: "For justice and the Queen")