HMS Fowey (L15)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Fowey.
HMS Fowey was a Shoreham-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She served during the Second World War.
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Name | HMS Fowey |
Ordered | 4 December 1929 |
Builder | Devonport Dockyard |
Laid down | 24 March 1930 |
Launched | 4 November 1930 |
Commissioned | 11 September 1931 |
Identification | Pennant number: L15 (later U15) |
Motto | Tien te foy : 'Hold thy loyalty' |
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Badge | On a Field Blue, a ship Gold with White sails bearing a cross Red over wavelets Silver and Green. |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 1,150 tons |
Length | 281 ft (86 m) |
Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
Draught | 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) |
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Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
Complement | 95 |
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