Lawrence 1937
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Lawrence | L83, U83 | Beardmore, Dalmuir, UK | 30.7.1919 | 12.1919 | sold 1947 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1210 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1412 |
|
Length, m |
69.6 |
|
Breadth, m |
10.4 |
|
Draught, m |
3.60 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Parsons steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1900 |
|
Max speed, kts |
15 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 153 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II |
|
Complement |
119 |
Project history: Dispatch vessel built for Indian Government, purchased by RIM when the war begun and used as patrol sloop.
Modernizations: mid-1930s: - 4 x 1 - 76/40; + 2 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, 2 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk II
early 1940s: + 4 DCT, 2 DCR, type 121 or type 124 sonar
1942-1944: - 2 x 1 - 47/40, 2 x 1 - 40/39; + 1 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors Mk III, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk IV, 1 x 4 - 12.7/62
Naval service: No significant events.
Lawrence 1932
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