Here are some photographs of HMS SOUTHAMPTON
sent in by SpO.on ... 1.Weather was
lovely all week and i'm stuck in here!
2. I must have hit my head and smashed my shins at
least 40 times!
3.Radar viewing equipment.
4.The Engines are huge and there are 4 of them.
5.Engine control console.
6.Great advice :)
7.Sea-dart (Missile) magazine.
8. Close-up of magazine
9.Sea-dart control console #1.
10.Sea-dart control console #2.
11.Sea-dart Launcher.
12.Electronic Compass (There's 2 of them).
13.As you can guess i was not around long after taking
this photo :)
14.The Bridge, with most of the electronic equipment
having been ripped out :(
15.HMS Southampton with HMS Exeter behind (My colleague
surveyed Exeter).
16.Closer view of HMS Southampton.
17.These two vessels were docked opposite.
18.HMS St Albans which sits in Portsmouth ready to be
called up.
19.HMS Invincible a huge Aircraft carrier made HMS
Southampton look tiny.
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These photographs are super!!! Thanks for sending them
SpO.on .....
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