HMS Lagos (D44)
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HMS Lagos was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was named in honour of the Battle of Lagos which happened in 1759 off the coast of Portugal, between the Royal Navy and a French fleet, resulting in a British victory.[1]
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Lagos |
Laid down | 8 April 1943 |
Launched | 4 August 1944 |
Commissioned | 2 November 1945 |
Decommissioned | 1960 |
Identification | Pennant number R44/D44 |
Fate | Scrapped 1967 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Battle-class destroyer |
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Length | 379 ft (116 m) |
Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
Draught | 5.3 ft (1.6 m) |
Propulsion | 2 steam turbines, 2 shafts, 2 boilers, 50,000 shp (37 MW) |
Speed | 35.75 knots (66.21 km/h) |
Range | 4,400 nautical miles (8,100 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Complement | 268 |
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