HMS Sandwich (L12)

HMS Sandwich, with a second world war convoy.
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Sandwich
Namesake	Town of Sandwich, Kent
Owner	Royal Navy
Builder	Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle upon Tyne[1]
Launched	28 September 1928[1]
Out of service	1944[2]
Honours and awards	Atlantic
Fate	sold in 1946[1]
General characteristics
Displacement	1,045 tons[1]
Length	250 ft (76 m)[1]
Beam	34 ft (10 m)[1]
Draught	8.7 ft (2.7 m)[1]
Speed	16 kn (30 km/h)[1]
Complement	100[1]
Armament	2 x 4-inch (102 mm)[1]

HMS Sandwich (L12) was a Bridgewater-class sloop built by Hawthorn Leslie, Newcastle. After a decade of peacetime service on the China Station, she escorted Atlantic convoys through World War II.