Hastings-class sloop

HMS Scarborough in August 1943
Class overview
NameHastings class
Operators
Preceded byBridgewater class
Succeeded byShoreham class
Completed5
Lost1
Retired4
General characteristics
TypeSloop
Displacement1,045 tons
Length250 ft (76 m)
Beam34 ft 1 in (10.39 m)
Draught12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Propulsion
  • Geared turbines
  • two shaft 2,000 shp (1,500 kW)
Speed16 kn (30 km/h)
Armament

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.