nearly sister-ship Hastings 1942
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Hindustan (RIM) | L80 - U80 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 9/1929 | 12/5/1930 | 10/1930 | to Pakistan 10/1947 or 1948, never commissioned, BU 1951 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1190 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
90.3 |
|
Breadth, m |
10.7 |
|
Draught, m |
3.33 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2000 |
|
Max speed, kn |
16.25 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 320 |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, 4 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, sweeps, 1 DCR (15) |
| Sensors | sonar |
|
Complement |
119 |
Ship project history: The oblong version of Hastings class, built for RIM. Ship was arranged for service in tropics.
Modernizations: mid-930s: + 1 x 4 - 12.7/62
autumn 1939: - 2 x 1 - 47/40; + 2 DCT, DC stowage was increased up to 40
1943: - 2 x 1 - 102/40; + 2 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk V HA
1944: - 1 x 4 - 12.7/62; + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog DCT
Naval service: No significant events.
Hindustan 1930
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