HMS Lowestoft (1913)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Lowestoft.
HMS Lowestoft was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. She was a member of the Birmingham sub-class of the Town class. She survived World War I and was sold for scrap in 1931.
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Lowestoft in 1917 at Kalloni, Lesbos | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Lowestoft |
Namesake | Lowestoft |
Ordered | under 1911 Naval Estimates |
Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
Laid down | 29 July 1912 |
Launched | 23 April 1913 |
Commissioned | 21 April 1914 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 8 January 1931 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Town-class light cruiser |
Displacement | 5,440 long tons (5,527 t) |
Length | |
Beam | 50 ft (15.2 m) |
Draught | 16 ft (4.9 m) (mean) |
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Propulsion | 4 × shafts; 3 × Parsons steam turbines |
Speed | 25.5 kn (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) |
Range | 4,140 nautical miles (7,670 km; 4,760 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 480 |
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