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HMS Locust, 25 February 1942
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Locust |
Ordered | 20 June 1938 |
Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd., Scotstoun[1] |
Laid down | 29 November 1938 |
Launched | 28 September 1939[1] |
Commissioned | 17 May 1940 |
Decommissioned | May 1946 |
Reclassified | Royal Naval Reserve drill ship in 1951 |
Fate | Sold for breaking, 1968 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Dragonfly-class river gunboat |
Displacement | 585 tons[1] |
Length | 197 ft (60 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draught | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
Installed power | 3,800 shp (2,800 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h) (max) |
Range | 90 tons of fuel |
Complement | 74 |
Armament |
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HMS Locust was one of 4 Dragonfly-class river gunboats of the Royal Navy, and was named after the locust, an insect. Launched on 28 September 1939 and commissioned on 17 May 1940, she survived the Second World War despite being severely damaged many times, including taking a shell hit during Operation Overlord.