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. 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.
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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. 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.
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HMS Folkestone was a Hastings ...... ear by Ward, of Milford Haven.
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1930-06-25
laying down
1929-05-21
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1,03632e+1
ship launched
1930-02-12
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*Sold 22 May 1947
*broken up November 1947
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*two 4 in BL Mk IX guns,
*four 4.5 in anti-aircraft guns,
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Pennant number L22
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*Geared turbines
*two shafts
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HMS Folkestone was a Hastings ...... ear by Ward, of Milford Haven.
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