Shoreham-class sloop
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The Shoreham-class sloops were a class of eight warships of the Royal Navy built in the early 1930s.
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HMS Fowey (F15) in May 1942 | |
Class overview | |
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Operators | Royal Navy |
Preceded by | Hastings class |
Succeeded by | Grimsby class |
Built | 1930–1932 |
In commission | 1931–1968 |
Completed | 8 |
General characteristics | |
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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Developed from the Bridgewater-class sloops, with a longer hull, the Shoreham-class sloops were laid down between 1929 and 1931 at Chatham and Devonport Naval Dockyards.