HMS Lagos (D44)

History
United Kingdom
Name	Lagos
Laid down	8 April 1943
Launched	4 August 1944
Commissioned	2 November 1945
Decommissioned	1960
Identification	Pennant number R44/D44
Fate	Scrapped 1967
General characteristics
Class and type	Battle-class destroyer
Displacement	2,325 tons standard; 3,430 tons full load;
Length	379 ft (116 m)
Beam	40 ft (12 m)
Draught	5.3 ft (1.6 m)
Propulsion	2 steam turbines, 2 shafts, 2 boilers, 50,000 shp (37 MW)
Speed	35.75 knots (66.21 km/h)
Range	4,400 nautical miles (8,100 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	268
Armament	2 × dual 4.5-inch (114 mm) gun; 1 × single 4-inch (102 mm) gun; 14 × Bofors 40 mm gun; 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 1 × Squid mortar;

HMS Lagos was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was named in honour of the Battle of Lagos which happened in 1759 off the coast of Portugal, between the Royal Navy and a French fleet, resulting in a British victory.^[1]

^ Hodges, Peter (1971). Battle Class Destroyers. London: Almark Publishing. ISBN 0-85524-012-1.

[1] Hodges, Peter (1971). Battle Class Destroyers. London: Almark Publishing. ISBN 0-85524-012-1.

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History

United Kingdom
Name	Lagos
Laid down	8 April 1943
Launched	4 August 1944
Commissioned	2 November 1945
Decommissioned	1960
Identification	Pennant number R44/D44
Fate	Scrapped 1967
General characteristics
Class and type	Battle-class destroyer
Displacement	2,325 tons standard 3,430 tons full load
Length	379 ft (116 m)
Beam	40 ft (12 m)
Draught	5.3 ft (1.6 m)
Propulsion	2 steam turbines, 2 shafts, 2 boilers, 50,000 shp (37 MW)
Speed	35.75 knots (66.21 km/h)
Range	4,400 nautical miles (8,100 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	268
Armament	2 × dual 4.5-inch (114 mm) gun 1 × single 4-inch (102 mm) gun 14 × Bofors 40 mm gun 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1 × Squid mortar