For other ships of the same name, see HMS Lowestoft.
| HMS Lowestoft (F103) | |
|---|---|
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Lowestoft |
| Builder: | Alex Stephens & Sons |
| Laid down: | 9 June 1958 |
| Launched: | 23 June 1960 |
| Commissioned: | 26 September 1961 |
| Decommissioned: | 1985 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: F103 |
| Fate: | Sunk as target 8 June 1986 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Rothesay-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 2,800 tons |
| Length: | 370 ft |
| Beam: | 41 ft |
| Draught: | 17 ft 4 in |
| Propulsion: |
2 × Bacock & Wilcox boilers operating at 550lb sq. in, 850°F English Electric geared turbines, 2 shafts, 30000 shafts horsepower |
| Speed: | 30 kn (56 km/h) |
| Complement: | 235 |
| Armament: |
2 × 4.5" Dual Purpose on a Mk VI Mounting 1 x 40mm on STAGG mounting 1 x Limbo Mortar Mk 10 Mountings |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × Wasp helicopter |
HMS Lowestoft was a Rothesay or Type 12 class anti-submarine frigate of the British Royal Navy. 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.
Commanding officers[]
| From | To | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1971 | |
| 1977 | 1979 | Commander T J Smy RN |
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.
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