HMS Scarborough in August 1943
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Class overview | |
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Name | Hastings class |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Bridgewater class |
Succeeded by | Shoreham class |
Completed | 5 |
Lost | 1 |
Retired | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Sloop |
Displacement | 1,045 tons |
Length | 250 ft (76 m) |
Beam | 34 ft 1 in (10.39 m) |
Draught | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h) |
Armament |
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The Hastings class, also known as the Folkestone class, was a class of sloop which were built for the Royal Navy and the Royal Indian Navy in the interwar period. In total five ships were built, and went on to see service in the Second World War.