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Scarborough 1939

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Folkestone	L22 - U22	1405	Swan Hunter, Wallsend	5/1929	12.2.1930	6/1930	BU 5.1947
Hastings	L27 - U27		Devonport DYd	7/1929	10.4.1930	11/1930	BU 4.1946
Penzance	L28 - U28		Devonport DYd	7/1929	10.4.1930	1/1931	sunk 24.8.1940
Scarborough	L25 - U25, 1948- F...	1407	Swan Hunter, Wallsend	5/1929	14.3.1930	7/1930	BU 6.1949

Technical data

Max speed, kts, kn	16.5
Displacement standard, t	1045
Displacement full, t	1640
Length, m	81.2
Breadth, m	10.4
Draught, m	3.81 deep load
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Power, h. p.	2000
Fuel, t	oil 312
Endurance, nm(kts)	4750(15)
Armament	2 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk V (1 HA), 2 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, mechanical minesweeping gear, 2 DCR (8) Hastings: 2 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk V (1 HA), 2 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, mechanical minesweeping gear, 2 DCR (8), 18 - 22 mines
Complement	100

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Project history

Ships of Hastings class were designed under 1928 Programme and differed from the Bridgewater class only by increased fuel stowage.

Modernizations

1937, Hastings as fishery protection vessel was temporarily armed with 1 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV gun only

1938, Hastings was rearmed with 2 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk V (HA), 2 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, mechanical minesweeping gear, 2 DCR (8)

1938, Hastings; 1939, Penzance: both 102/45mm guns can be used as AA

5/1939, Folkestone; early 1939, Scarborough: were disarmed and employed as survey vessels.

late 1939, Folkestone: + 1 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk V (LA), 2 DCT, 2 DCR (40), type 121 or type 124 sonar

late 1939, Hastings: - 2 x 1 - 47/40; + 2 x 4 - 12.7/62, 2 DCT, DC stowage was increased up to 40, type 121 or type 124 sonar

12/1939, Scarborough: was armed with 1 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk V (LA), 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II/V, 2 x 4 - 12.7/62, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (40), type 121 or type 124 sonar

1941, Folkestone: + 1 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk V, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 x 4 - 12.7/62, type 286M radar

1941, Hastings: + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, type 286M radar

1941, Scarborough: + type 286M radar

1942, Hastings: - type 286M radar, type 121 or type 124 sonar; + 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, type 271 radar, type 144 sonar

1942, Scarborough: - type 286M radar; + 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, type 271 radar

1942, Folkestone: - 2 x 4 - 12.7/62, type 286M radar, type 121 or type 124 sonar; + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog AWSRL, type 271 radar, type 144 sonar

1943, Scarborough: - type 121 or type 124 sonar, + 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, type 144 sonar

1943, Folkestone: + type 291 radar

1943 - 1944, all survived: + 2 DCT, 1 DCR, DC stowage was increased up to 90

1/1946, Folkestone: 2 x 1 - 102/45 HA Mk III, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, mechanical minesweeping gear, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (90), type 271, type 291 radar, type 144 sonar

1/1946, Hastings: 2 x 1 - 102/45 HA Mk III, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 2 x 4 - 12.7/62, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, mechanical minesweeping gear, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (90), type 271 radar, type 144 sonar

1/1946, Scarborough: 2 x 1 - 102/45 HA Mk III, 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II/V, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 2 x 4 - 12.7/62, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, mechanical minesweeping gear, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (90), type 271 radar, type 144 sonar

Naval service

Hastings after damage as result of beaching in 1935 a short time used as the fisheries protection vessel (submitted to the Ministry of Trade and formally was not a part of Navy), her armament thus consisted only from one 102/40mm gun. In 1938 Scarborough and Folkestone were disarmed and converted to rescue vessels. Next year they were re-classified to sloops. Penzance was sunk 28.8.1940 by German submarine U37.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.