nearly sister-ship Hastings 1942
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Bridgewater | L01 - U01 | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn | 2/1928 | 14/9/1928 | 3/1929 | sold 5/1947 |
| Sandwich | L12 - U12 | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn | 2/1928 | 28/9/1928 | 3/1929 | sold 1/1946 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1045 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1600 |
|
Length, m |
81.2 |
|
Breadth, m |
10.4 |
|
Draught, m |
3.73 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2000 |
|
Max speed, kn |
16.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 282 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
4750(15) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk V, 2 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, sweeps, 1 DCR (15 DC) |
| Sensors | sonar |
|
Complement |
100 |
Ship 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 program. First of all they were intended for service at oversea stations, but could be used and as minesweepers at the expense of installing of minesweeping equipment.
Modernizations: mid-1930s, both: + 1 x 4 - 12.7/62
1939, both: - 2 x 1 - 47/40; + 2 DCT, DC stowage was increased up to 40, aft 102-mm gun was converted to AA.
1940 - 1941, both: + 1 x 4 - 12.7/62
1943, both: - 1 x 1 - 102/45, 2 x 4 - 12.7/62; fwd 102-mm gun was converted to AA, + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 2 DCT, 1 DCR, DC stowage was increased up to 80.
1944, both: + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon
Naval service: No significant events.
Sandwich 1929
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