Kingfisher-class sloop
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The Kingfisher class was a class of nine patrol sloops of the British Royal Navy built in three groups of three each during the 1930s, that saw service during World War II, mainly on East Coast convoys in the North Sea.
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Operators | Royal Navy |
Preceded by | Grimsby class |
Succeeded by | Bittern class |
Built | 1934–1939 |
In commission | 1935–1950 |
Completed | 9 |
Lost | 1 |
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Type | Sloop-of-war |
Displacement | |
Length | 243 ft 3 in (74.1 m) o/a |
Beam | 26 ft 6 in (8.1 m) |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 60 |
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