Sloop HMS Folkstone

Call sign
Pennant nr. L22 senere U22
Class
Hastings-class sloop
Shipping company
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1930
Month of delivery
Juni

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Navy ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
1.045

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
2.000 HP
Built by:
General Electric Co.,Schenectady,New York
Speed:
16

Dimensions

Length:
76 m
Beam:
10 m
  • Utfyllende opplysninger v/ Thor Eickstedt:

    HMS FOLKSTONE L22 senere U22
    Hastings-class sloop.

    Byggeverft: Swan.Hunter and Wigham Ricardson Ltd, Wallsend-on-Tyne.
    Kjølstrukket: 21.05.1929.
    Sjøsatt: 12.02.1930.
    Kommisjonert: 25.06.1930.
    Depl.: 1.045 tonn standard.
              1.670 tonn fullastet.
    Dim: Lengde 76 m, bredde 10 m, dypgang 3,43 m.
    Maskin: 2-Gearede turbiner, 2- aksler.
    Kjeler: 2- Admirality 3-drums kjeler.
    Effekt: 2.000 SHP.
    Fart: 16 kn.
    Våpen: 2- 4 inch (102 mm) kanoner. (2x1)
                4- 5 inch AA kanoner (1x4) (Anti-Aircraft)
    Besetning: 100.

    Skipets historie:
    22.05.1947: Solgt.
         11.1947: Opphugget.

    Sources

    https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3880.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Folkestone_(L22)