HMS Rochester (L50)

HMS Rochester in 1945
History
United Kingdom
Name	Rochester
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	24 November 1930
Launched	16 July 1931
Completed	24 March 1932
Identification	Pennant number: L50 (later U50)
Fate	Sold for scrap, January 1951
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Shoreham-class sloop
Displacement	1,150 tons
Length	281 ft (86 m)
Beam	35 ft (11 m)
Draught	8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines two shafts 2,000 shp (1,500 kW)
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	95
Armament	2 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk V guns (2×1) 4 .5" MG A/A (1×4)

HMS Rochester (L50) was a Shoreham-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She served during the Second World War and was a successful anti-submarine warfare vessel, being credited with the destruction of five U-boats.