HMS Folkestone (L22)
HMS Folkestone was a Hastings-class sloop of the Royal Navy that saw action in World War II. She was built by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd. of Wallsend-on-Tyne, laid down on 21 May 1929 and launched on 12 February 1930. She was commissioned on 25 June 1930 under the pennant number L22/U22.
 Foikestone in coastal waters during World War II | |
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| Name: | HMS Folkestone |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd., Wallsend-on-Tyne |
| Laid down: | 21 May 1929 |
| Launched: | 12 February 1930 |
| Commissioned: | 25 June 1930 |
| Identification: | Pennant number L22 (later U22) |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Hastings-class sloop |
| Displacement: | 1,045 tons |
| Length: | 250 ft (76 m) |
| Beam: | 34 ft (10 m) |
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| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement: | 100 |
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On 17 October 1940 off Iceland, HMS Folkestone rescued seven survivors from SS Doka, a Norwegian merchantman sunk by the German submarine U-93.
She was sold on 22 May 1947 and broken up in November that year by Ward, of Milford Haven.
Notes
References
- Hague, Arnold. Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Folkestone". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net.
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