CRUISER LOSSES
SOUTHAMPTON THE THIRD
LONDON, January 16,
The. loss of the Southampton brings the total of British cruisers lost since the war began to three, excluding the Curley, an anti-aircraft vessel sometimes classified as a cruiser. Britain's cruiser strength at the beginning of the war consisted of 58 ships, with two more, building. This does not include the unspecified number of vessels laid down since war began and whose construction can be regarded as well under way. The Southampton's complement was 700.
The ship was in the news during the Spanish civil war, when she rescued 90 Spanish refugees who were drifting in the Bay of Biscay.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 14, 17 January 1941, Page 8
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108CRUISER LOSSES Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 14, 17 January 1941, Page 8
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