HMS Lowestoft (F103)

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Name HMS Lowestoft Laid down 9 June 1958 Decommissioned 1985 Construction started 9 June 1958 Length 113 m Displacement 2.54 million kg Beam 12 m		Builder Alex Stephens & Sons Commissioned 26 September 1961 Identification Pennant number F103 Launched 23 June 1960 Weight 2,845 tons Draft 5.28 m

HMS Lowestoft was a Rothesay or Type 12 class anti-submarine frigate of the British Royal Navy. Lowestoft was reconstructed in the late 1960s to largely the same pattern as the third group of Leander frigates, with new radar and fire control and a hangar and pad for a Wasp helicopter for longer range, anti submarine, engagement. In the late 1970s it was converted as the prototype towed array frigate for the Royal Navy, but retained its full armament. Lowestoft was sunk as a target on 8 June 1986 by HMS Conqueror using a Tigerfish torpedo. She was the last Royal Naval target to be sunk still displaying her pennant number.

Publications

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.

Marriott, Leo, 1983. Royal Navy Frigates 1945–1983, Ian Allen Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-1322-5

References

HMS Lowestoft (F103) Wikipedia

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