USS Southampton

USS Southampton

USS "Southampton" has been the name of two ships of the United States Navy.

*USS "Southampton" (1841), a side wheel steamer, laid down in 1841, which served from 1845 until 1855
*USS "Southampton" (AKA-66), a "Tolland"-class attack cargo ship which served from 1944 until 1946


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