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HINDUSTAN sloop (1930)
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Hindustan 1930
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindustan | L80, U80 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend, UK | 9.1929 | 12.5.1930 | 10.1930 | to Pakistan 10.1947 or 1948, never commissioned, BU 1951 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1190 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 90.3 |
| Breadth, m | 10.7 |
| Draught, m | 3.33 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2000 |
| Max speed, kts | 16.25 |
| Fuel, t | oil 320 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, 4 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, mechanical minesweeping gear, 1 DCR (15) |
| Complement | 119 |
Standard scale images
nearly sister-ship HMS Hastings 1942
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Hindustan 1930
Project history
The oblong version of Hastings class, built for RIM. Ship was arranged for service in tropics.
Modernizations
1940: + 1 x 4 - 12.7/62, 2 DCT, DC stowage was increased up to 40, type 121 or type 124 sonar
1942: - 4 x 1 - 47/40; + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV
Naval service
No significant events.
