Dates: 1940 - 1956

Type I HUNT Class Escort Destroyer ordered from J S Write, Cowes IoW on 11th April 1939 under the 1939 Build Programme. The ship was laid down as Job No J6602 on 22nd August 1939 and launched on 5th July 19% as the 2nd RN warship to carry the name, that of a fox-hunt in Sussex. It had previously been used for a WW1 minesweeper sold in 1926. Build was completed on 8th November 1940. She was later adopted by the civil community of Woking, Surrey after a successful WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign in February 1942. Unlike many of her sister ships all her war service was spent in Home waters and was without particular distinction.
Badge : On a Field : Red, in front of two bugle horns in saltire Gold a horseshoe inverted white.

Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Southdown

" The following units have been accepted for inclusion in the menus since our last note on 14 March. Air Support Signals Unit Army Camp Muharrak (Transit Camp) Bahrain Army School of Physical Training Aldershot FOD Dulmen HMS Broadsword HMS Corbrae HMS Flint Castle HMS Southdown Junior ..."

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"HMS SOUTHDOWN 1944/1946, Where are all you shipmates? used to call me DAVO/// other names as well"

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"HMS SOUTHDOWN 1944/1946, Where are all you shipmates? used to call me DAVO/// other names as well"

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"Ron Davies[ DAVO] HMS SOUTHDOWN 1944//1946Anybody out there who served on the southdown during that period please contact me for a get together. "

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"Henry Johnson, Henry Medlam , George Ewing,L/S Knowlton all of no2 mess HMS SOUTHDOWN, L25"

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