HMS Lowestoft (1913)

Lowestoft in 1917 at Kalloni, Lesbos
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Lowestoft
Namesake	Lowestoft
Ordered	under 1911 Naval Estimates
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	29 July 1912
Launched	23 April 1913
Commissioned	21 April 1914
Fate	Sold for scrap, 8 January 1931
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Town-class light cruiser
Displacement	5,440 long tons (5,527 t)
Length	430 ft (131.1 m) p/p 457 ft (139.3 m) o/a
Beam	50 ft (15.2 m)
Draught	16 ft (4.9 m) (mean)
Installed power	25,000 shp (19,000 kW) 12 × Yarrow boilers
Propulsion	4 × shafts; 3 × Parsons steam turbines
Speed	25.5 kn (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph)
Range	4,140 nautical miles (7,670 km; 4,760 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	480
Armament	9 × single BL 6 in (152 mm) Mk XII guns 4 × single QF 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) guns 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour	Waterline belt: 2 in (51 mm) Deck: .375–1.5 in (9.5–38.1 mm) Conning Tower: 4 in (102 mm)

HMS Lowestoft was a Town-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. She was a member of the Birmingham sub-class of the Town class. She survived World War I and was sold for scrap in 1931.