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| HMS Southampton (D90): launched in 1979 and decommissioned in 2009 |
A ROYAL Navy ship named after Southampton is destined for the scrapyard.
The Ministry of Defence has
confirmed that Type 42 Destroyer HMS Southampton, currently based at Whale Island ,
Portsmouth
The warship was decommissioned in
2009 and will head to a scrapyard in Turkey
HMS Southampton was sold to the
company with two other destroyers – HMS Exeter and HMS Nottingham – for an
undisclosed sum.
It’s understood the ships have a combined
weight of around 24,000 tonnes of steel – worth more than £2m in scrap.
An MoD spokesman said: “The
decision to select Leyal was made because the company’s bid gave us the best
financial return.”
HMS Southampton was made by Vosper
Thornycroft in Woolston in 1984.
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| Type 42 Destroyer HMS |
She was deployed to the Falklands,
and was also involved in the seizing of 3.5 tonnes of cocaine in the Caribbean in February 2006.
It’s understood she will take
around a month to reach Leyal’s scrapyard in Izmir , Turkey
The MoD is yet to confirm which day
HMS Southampton will leave the south coast next week, as it will depend on the
weather and tides.
Source: Daily Echo. By Bethan Phillips. 27 September
2011
Career (UK
Name: HMS Southampton
Operator: Royal Navy
Ordered: 17 March 1976[1]
Builder: Vosper Thornycroft
Laid down: 21 October 1976
Launched: 29 January 1979
Commissioned: 31 October 1981
Decommissioned: 12 February 2009
Homeport: HMNB Portsmouth
Motto: Pro jusititus pro Rege ("For
justice and the Queen")
Nickname: "The Mighty Ninety" (after her pennant number).
Honours and awards: Emeraude 1757,
Belle Isle 1761, The Glorious First of June 1794, St Vincent 1797, Heligoland
1914, Dogger Bank 1915, Jutland 1916, Norway 1940, Spartivento 1940, Malta
Convoys 1941
Status: Decommissioned (in 2009)
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