- Town-class light cruiser; subgroup lead ship; characterized by flush forward superstructure face (vs. the rounded Gloucesters/Edinburghs) and absence of director on the aft structure.
- took part in Norwegian campaigns, anti-invasion patrols, and in the Battle of Spartivento.
- crippled by the Luftwaffe on 11 Jan 1941 near Malta while escorting a convoy, scuttled afterwards by accompanying ships Gloucester and Orion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town-class_cruiser_(1936)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Southampton_(83)