HMS Southampton (1757)

HMS Southampton
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Southampton
Ordered	12 March 1756
Builder	Robert Inwood, Rotherhithe
Laid down	April 1756
Launched	5 May 1757
Completed	19 June 1757 at Deptford Dockyard
Commissioned	April 1757
Fate	Wrecked in the Bahamas, 27 November 1812
General characteristics
Class and type	Southampton-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	67164⁄94 bm
Length	124 ft 4 in (37.90 m) (gundeck) 103 ft 1 in (31.42 m) (keel)
Beam	35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 1 in (3.68 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	210 officers and men
Armament	Upperdeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Southampton was the name ship of the 32-gun Southampton-class fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and served for more than half a century until wrecked in 1812.