HMS Kingfisher (L70)
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Kingfisher.
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| Name: | HMS Kingfisher |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan |
| Laid down: | 1 June 1934 |
| Launched: | 14 February 1935 |
| Commissioned: | 18 June 1935 |
| Fate: | Sold, 21 April 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Kingfisher-class sloop |
| Displacement: |
510 long tons (518 t) standard 680 long tons (691 t) full load |
| Length: |
234 ft (71 m) p/p 243 ft 3 in (74.14 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Draught: | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers Parsons geared steam turbines 3,600 shp (2,685 kW) 2 shafts 160 tons oil |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement: | 60 |
| Armament: |
As designed • 1 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mark V L/45 gun, mount P Mk.I • Depth charges Added later • 2 × 40 mm AA (2×1) • 2 × 20 mm AA (2×1) |
HMS Kingfisher (L70) (later K70) was a Royal Navy patrol vessel - the lead ship of the Kingfisher-class sloops.
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