HMS Lowestoft (1913)
.jpg)
Lowestoft in 1917 at Kalloni, Lesbos
|
|
| History | |
|---|---|
 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: | 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) |
| Installed power: |
|
| 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 |
| Armament: |
|
| Armour: |
|
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.
The Birmingham sub-class were slightly larger and improved versions of the preceding Chatham sub-class. They were 457 feet (139.3 m) long overall, with a beam of 50 feet (15.2 m) and a draught of 16 feet (4.9 m). Displacement was 5,440 long tons (5,530 t) normal and 6,040 long tons (6,140 t) at full load. Twelve Yarrow boilers fed Lowestoft's Parsons steam turbines, driving four propeller shafts, that were rated at 25,000 shaft horsepower (19,000 kW) for a design speed of 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph). The ship reached 25.4 knots (47.0 km/h; 29.2 mph) during her sea trials from 23,620 shp (17,610 kW). The boilers used both fuel oil and coal, with 1,165 long tons (1,184 t) of coal and 235 long tons (239 t) tons of oil carried, which gave a range of 4,140 nautical miles (7,670 km; 4,760 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).
The primary improvement of the Birminghams over the Chathams was the introduction of lighter, easier to work, BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XII guns. The lighter guns allowed the addition of another weapon forward of the superstructure. One of these guns was mounted on the centreline aft of the superstructure and two more were mounted on the forecastle deck abreast the bridge. The remaining four guns positioned amidships, two on each broadside. All these guns were fitted with gun shields. Four Vickers 3-pounder (47 mm) saluting guns were also fitted. The armament was completed by two submerged 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes.
...
Wikipedia