HMS Falmouth (L34)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Falmouth.
HMS Falmouth was a Shoreham-class sloop[lower-alpha 1] of the British Royal Navy. Falmouth was built at Devonport Dockyard in 1931–1932. The ship was used as a despatch vessel on the China Station in the 1930s, but the Second World War resulted in her being rearmed, and used for escort duties. From 1952, Falmouth was used as a stationary drillship until she was scrapped in 1968.
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Falmouth in 1942 | |
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Name | HMS Falmouth |
Builder | Devonport Dockyard |
Laid down | 14 August 1931 |
Launched | 19 April 1932 |
Completed | 27 October 1932 |
Identification | Pennant number: L34 (later U34, F34) |
Fate | Scrapped 1968 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Shoreham-class sloop |
Displacement | 1,105 long tons (1,123 t) |
Length | 281 ft (86 m) |
Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
Draught | 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) |
Propulsion | Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 2,000 shp (1,491 kW) |
Speed | 16 knots (18 mph; 30 km/h) |
Complement | 95 |
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