HMS Lowestoft (1913)
Lowestoft in 1917 at Kalloni, Lesbos | |
| History | |
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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 & 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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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.