The L class destroyer HMS Lance. She was lost on 9 Apr 1942.
Technical information
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement | 1920 (Laforey 1935) BRT |
| Length | 345 feet |
| Complement | 221 men |
| Armament | Laforey, Lightning, Lookout and Loyal Gurkha, Lance, Legion and Lively |
| Max speed | 36 knots |
| Engines | Two Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2-shaft Parsons geared turbines |
| Power | 48.000 HP |
| Notes on class | Modified J-class design. The main armament was housed in weather-proof mountings. Half the class were however fitted qith twin 4" AA gun mountings due to supply problems with the twin 4.7" gun mountings. |
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6 destroyers of the L class lost. See all Destroyer classes. |
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L class ships hit by U-boats (2) | |||
| 17 Jan 1942 | HMS Gurkha (ii) | Sunk | U-133 |
| 30 Mar 1944 | HMS Laforey | Sunk | U-223 |
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