HMS Lawford (K514)
HMS Lawford at Liverpool, 13 February 1944 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Lawford (DE-516) |
| Fate | Transferred to Royal Navy under Lend-Lease |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Lawford (K514) |
| Launched | 13 August 1943 |
| Fate | Sunk by Aerial attack during Normandy Landings, 8 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Evarts-class destroyer escort (modified to HQ vessel) |
| Displacement | 1,190 long tons (1,210 t) (standard) |
| Length | 289 ft 5 in (88.2 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 2 in (10.7 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 1 in (3.1 m) |
| Installed power | 6,000 shp (4,500 kW) electric motors |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 4 diesel engines |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 240 |
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HMS Lawford (K514) was a Royal Navy converted Captain class frigate (pennant DE-516), built in the US in 1944.