Southampton

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Type	Light Cruiser
Class	Town
Nation	UK
Voice	Elsie Lovelock
Level 1 HP	9090
Level 1 Weight Cap	1812
Vestures to Rescue	12 (11)
Traits	Conscientious Reliable

Started the war as the flagship of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron. Hunted Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and defended the British Isles until her transfer to the Mediterranean in November 1940 - just in time for Cape Spartivento. Severely damaged by a German air raid and scuttled by Orion in January 1941.

— In-game description

Southampton is a British Belle available at the start of the game, September '39

Vestures

Vesture Type	Vesture Name	XP	Stat 1	Stat 2
Accoutrement	Polyphemus Moth Hairpin	1100	Torpedo Damage: TB3	None
Good Luck Charm	Globe-shaped Pincushion	400	Unknown	Unknown
Honor	Commemorative King George IV Medallion	1100	Torpedo Speed: TB3	None
Library	Well-worn copy of Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis	400	Quarterdeck Sink Rate	None
Music	Isaac Watts, "Joy to the World"	400	Crit Defense: Conn	None
Recreation	God's House Tower Tea Set	400	Compartments	None

Where Vestures Drop

Campaign Maps are permanent. Event Maps may no longer be available, see their active dates. An Event Map with no dates lacks start/end data.

HQ Level	Map Name	Map Type	Start	End
15	Chasing the Horizon	Belle Event Map	2023-04-08	2023-04-24
15	Timber!	Belle Event Map	2023-05-09	2023-05-24
15	The Cradle Rocks Back	Belle Event Map	2023-02-22	2023-03-08
20	The Hero Beyond the Horn	Belle Event Map	2023-04-08	2023-04-24
20	Norwegian Sea Patrol	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
50	The Run on Suez	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
145	The Madagascar Collar	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
25	Choking the Rhone	Event Map	2023-03-09	2023-03-24
60	Snow on the Canarias	Event Map	2023-03-09	2023-03-24

Stock Stats

Level 1 Hull Points	9090
Speed	32
Refit Capacity	59
Weight capacity	1812
Reserves	7
Waterline Length	558
Mean Beam	49.333
Mean Height	53
Sortie Cost	10
Compartments	5
Horizontal Armor: Citadel	1.5
Horizontal Armor: Conn	0.5
Horizontal Armor: Fore & Aft	0.5
Horizontal Armor: Superstructure	0.5
Vertical Armor: Barbette	1.856
Vertical Armor: Citadel	4.176
Vertical Armor: Conn	0.464
Vertical Armor: Fore & Aft	0.464
Vertical Armor: Superstructure	0.464

Starting Equipment

Main Battery 1

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Town-class DCT
Rangekeeper	AFCT Mk VI
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Centerline	3	4x 6"/50 BL Mk XXIII

Main Battery 2

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Wing	2	4x 4"/45 QF Mk XVI*

Main Battery 3

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
N/A	N/A	--

Light Battery I-III

Group	Position	Light Gun
I	Wing	2x 2-pdr QF Mk VIII
II	Wing	2x 0.5"/62 MG Mk III No. 1
III	N/A	Not Equipped

Torpedoes

ASDIC	N/A
Quarterdeck	N/A
Torpedo #1	2x 21" Mk IX Triple TR VII Wing
Torpedo #2	N/A
Torpedo #3	N/A

Aircraft

Hangar Limit	Unknown
Hangar 1	3x Supermarine Walrus I
Hangar 2	N/A
Hangar 3	N/A
Hangar 4	N/A
Deck Limit	Unknown
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Air Warning RDF	N/A

Character Information

Personality and traits

Her story hasn't been documented, yet...

Tombstone quotes

Heroic	She reminded us of home. She was our home. She has returned home.
Tragic	We will be what she saw in us.

Character Trivia

No trivia noted yet!

Voice Lines

See Southampton/VoiceLines.

In-Game Historical Information

Commissioned	1937
Service	3.06.1937 - 1.11.1941
Namesake	City of Southampton
Sisters	Four sisters, including Sheffield Five half-sisters, including Belfast and Edinburgh
Notable Sisters	None
Builder	John Brown Clydebank, Scotland
Fate	Scuttled

History Trivia

No historical notes yet--see if the historical ship is a museum, has a veteran's association, or has a Wikipedia page to find some!