Hastings-class sloop

	HMS Scarborough in August 1943
Class overview
Name	Hastings class
Operators	Royal Navy; Royal Indian Navy; Pakistan Navy;
Preceded by	Bridgewater class
Succeeded by	Shoreham class
Completed	5
Lost	1
Retired	4
General characteristics
Type	Sloop
Displacement	1,045 tons
Length	250 ft (76 m)
Beam	34 ft 1 in (10.39 m)
Draught	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines; two shaft 2,000 shp (1,500 kW);
Speed	16 kn (30 km/h)
Armament	2 × 4-inch (102 mm) guns (2 × 1); 4 × .5 in AA gun (1 × 4);

The Hastings class, also known as the Folkestone class, was a class of sloop which were built for the Royal Navy and the Royal Indian Navy in the interwar period. In total five ships were built, and went on to see service in the Second World War.

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