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HMS Hastings (L27)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hastings.
HMS Hastings was a Hastings-class sloop of the Royal Navy that saw action in World War II. She was built by HM Dockyard Devonport, laid down on 29 July 1929 and launched on 10 April 1930. She was completed on 26 November 1930 and commissioned that same day by the Honourable Alice Brand. She is the sixth ship to bear the name HMS Hastings. Her pennant number was L27, but changed to U27 in May 1940.
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Name | HMS Hastings |
Builder | HM Dockyard Devonport |
Laid down | 29 July 1929 |
Launched | 10 April 1930 |
Commissioned | 26 November 1930 |
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Fate | Sold and broken up April 1946 |
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Displacement | 1,045 tons |
Length | 250 ft (76 m) |
Beam | 34 ft (10 m) |
Propulsion | Geared turbines, 2 shaft |
Speed | 16 knots at 2,000 hp |
Complement | 100 men |
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