"L" Class Fleet Destroyers
 
Name Pennant Builder Launched Fate
Laforey * F99 Yarrow 15 Feb 1941 Torpedoed by U-223, March 1944
Lance+ F87 Yarrow  28 Nov 1940 Bombed at Malta Oct. 1942, Scrapped June 1944
Gurkha ( ex Larne )+ F63 Cammell Laird 8 July 1940 Torpedoed by U-133, Jan. 1942
Legion+ F74 Hawthorne Leslie 26 Dec 1939 Bombed at Malta,  March 1942
Lightning F55 Hawthorne Leslie 22 April 1940 Sunk by Italian ships, March 1943
Lively+ F40 Hawthorne Leslie 28 Jan 1941 Bombed by German bombers, May 1942
Lookout F32 Scotts 4 Nov 1940 Scrapped Feb 1948
Loyal F15 Scotts 8 Oct 1941 Scrapped Aug 1948

* - Flotilla Leader
+ - See Armament tables

1:600 view of the "L" class as they were designed. The massive powered 4.7" turrets required the characteristic wedge shaped bridge face to be raised, to allow a clear view over them for the wheelhouse. Two quad and two twin 0.5" MG AA were shipped, and many depth charges were shipped aft. © Andrew Arthur.
"Loukout" was completed with a 4" AA gun in place of the after tubes and a striking Mediterranean camouflage scheme. © Andrew Arthur.
With 9 x 4" AA, six 20mm and one quad pom-pom, the 4" units ( this is Legion ) on the "L" class were the best armed WW2 destroyers in term of AA firepower. © Andrew Arthur.

These ships were essentially "J"s with all the bugs ironed out. The ships with 4.7" guns had them in very large power operated DP turrets, and due to short supply of these new turrets, half had the standard twin 4" AA.
See the armament tables for modifications.

Dimensions
Full Displacement   Length 362.5'
Empty Displacement 1920 Tons ( 1935 Tons Flotilla Leaders ) Beam 36.75''
Load   Draft 10.0'

 

Performance & Propulsion
Machinery 4 x Admirality 3 drum boilers, 2 x Steam Turbines @ 48000 hp
Speed 36 kts

 

Complement & Armament
Complement 221 Officers & Ratings, except § 226
Armament
Early
  • Gun
    • 3 x 2 x 4.7" DP
    • 4 x 2 x 4" AA ( ships marked + )
    • 1 x 4 x 2 pdr pom-pom AA
    • 2 x 4 x 0.5" MG AA
    • 2 x 2 x 0.5" MG AA unless;
    • 2 x 1 x 20mm Oerlikon AA ( ships marked + )
  • Torpedoes
    • 2 x 4 x 21" tubes
Armament
Later
  • Gun
    • 3 x 2 x 4.7" DP
    • 4 x 2 x 4" AA ( ships marked + )
    • 1 x 1 x 4" AA
    • 1 x 4 x 2 pdr pom-pom AA
    • 4 x 2 x 20mm Oerlikon AA
  • Torpedoes
    • 1 x 4 x 21" tubes
   
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