Six Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Southampton. All were named after Southampton, a port on the south coast of England.
HMS Southampton (1693) was a 48-gun fourth rate launched in 1693. The ship was rebuilt in 1700, hulked at Jamaica in 1728 and finally broken up in 1771.
Gossett, William Patrick (1986) The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. (London: Mansell). ISBN 0-7201-1816-6
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