Dates: 1937 - 1967
“SOUTHAMPTON” Class Cruiser ordered from Vickers Armstrong at Newcastle on 17th December 1934 and laid down on 31st January 1935. The ship was launched on 23rd July 1936 and was the 1st RN ship to bear this name. Build was completed on 25th August 1937 and the ship commissioned for service in the 2nd Cruiser Squadron. This ship had a well established association with the civil community of the city of Sheffield which has endured since launch and which has continued with the two ships carrying this name up to the present time.
Badge: On a Field Blue, eight arrows interlaced Silver, feathered and pointed Gold.
Memories of HMS Sheffield
HMS Sheffield in 1943Written by Francis Norman Goodwin
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"February 16-19 1943. Hurricane force winds when on passage to Iceland. following extract from letter from Naval Historical Branch.
In 6 years at sea this was the worst weather that I experienced "
HMS Sheffield, Just after jumping on HMS Arrow in 1982
Written by CHAS WAKEMAN
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"Had abandoned Sheffield and had jumped from hangar roof onto Arrow, as I walked along someone said I was leaving wet footprints on the deck, on checking the soles of my shoes they had melted and I was in socks just about. Someone on Arrow gave me a pair of trainers to wear which I did until I arrived home. Wrote to the Arrow boys but no one could identify who gave me the trainers. Would have liked to have replaced them for him. Thanks again whoever you are. "
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Sheffield
" This goes further back than the Gulf war, the services had all on to carry out the Falklands campaign! What was it said? "HMS Sheffield did not carry its required number of pumps for dealing with fires onboard" the rest is history. "
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" This is a question for the Royal Navy guys out there in FR land. I have a close connection to HMS Sheffield being from Sheffield and a Former cadet at TS Sheffield. My question is why it was thought wise to sell a Type 22 frigate with only 14 years service in 2003, I don’t need to explain to ..."
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" I speculate that the reason that this ship is being sold early is that she does not have a gun. The type 22 frigate was born during the cold war when some bright spark in the MOD decided that guns were old hat, missiles were the thing and therefore build ship’s without a gun. That’s ..."
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" I speculate that the reason that this ship is being sold early is that she does not have a gun. The type 22 frigate was born during the cold war when some bright spark in the MOD decided that guns were old hat, missiles were the thing and therefore build ship’s without a gun. That’s ..."
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" Sheila. In reply to your question about HMS Sheffield, I read the following: HMS Sheffield, July 1944 went to Boston, USA where she refitted until her return in May 1945, to Portsmouth for the work to be finished, completing in May 1946. From Sept 1946 until late 1948 she was Flagship C-in-C ..."
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