nearly sister-ship Hastings 1942
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Bridgewater | L01 - U01 | 555 | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn | 2/1928 | 14.9.1928 | 3/1929 | sold 5.1947 |
| Sandwich | L12 - U12 | 556 | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn | 2/1928 | 28.9.1928 | 3/1929 | sold 1.1946 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1045 |
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Displacement full, t |
1600 |
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Length, m |
81.2 |
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Breadth, m |
10.4 |
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Draught, m |
3.73 deep load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2000 |
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Max speed, kn |
16.5 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 282 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
4750(15) |
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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 DC) |
|
Complement |
100 |
Project history: Bridgewater class sloops became the first escorts of Royal Navy designed after First World War and should replace Flower class sloops. They were designed under 1927 Programme. First of all they were intended for service at far stations, but could be used also as minesweepers.
Modernizations: 1938, both: aft 102-mm gun was converted to HA, - 2 x 1 - 47/40; + 2 x 4 - 12.7/62
1939, both: + 2 DCT, DC stowage was increased up to 40, type 121 or type 124 sonar
1942, both: - 2 x 4 - 12.7/62; + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 DCT, 1 DCR, DC stowage was increased up to 80, type 271 radar
1943, both: - type 121 or type 124 sonar; + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, type 144 sonar
1943, Sandwich: - type 271 radar; + type 271Q, type 291 radars
1/1946, Bridgewater: 2 x 1 - 102/45 HA Mk III, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (80), type 271 radar, type 144 sonar
1/1946, Sandwich: 2 x 1 - 102/45 HA Mk III, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (80), type 271Q, type 291 radars, type 144 sonar
Naval service: No significant events.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
Sandwich 1929
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