As a River-class frigate, Lagan was one of 151 frigates launched between 1941 and 1944 for use as anti-submarine convoy escorts, named after rivers in the United Kingdom. The ships were designed by naval engineer William Reed, of Smith's Dock Company of South Bank-on-Tees, to have the endurance and anti-submarine capabilities of the Black Swan-classsloops, while being quick and cheap to build in civil dockyards using the machinery (e.g. reciprocating steam engines instead of turbines) and construction techniques pioneered in the building of the Flower-classcorvettes. Its purpose was to improve on the convoy escort classes in service with the Royal Navy at the time, including the Flower class.
Whilst Lagan was part of Convoy ON 202, she was attacked by U-270. At 04:57 on 20 September 1943, a GNAT torpedo struck the stern of Lagan, causing critical damage to the ship and 29 dead. She was towed by the tugboat HMS Destiny to Mersey, arriving on 24 September, where Lagan was declared a constructive total loss. The wreck was sold for scrap in Troon on 21 May 1946.[2][3][4]
ReferencesEdit
^"HMS Lagan (K 259) of the Royal Navy - British Frigate of the River class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^"HMS Lagan (K 259) (British Frigate) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^"Wrecksite - Lagan Frigate 1942-1943". Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^"BBC - WW2 People's War - Tribute to an Unknown Shipmate". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
External linksEdit
Kindell, Don. "World War 2 at Sea - Convoy Escort Movements of Royal and Dominion Navy Vessels". naval-history.net.
lagan, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2020, learn, w. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources HMS Lagan news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message HMS Lagan K259 was a River class frigate of the Royal Navy RN Lagan was built to the RN s specifications as a Group II River class frigate She served in the North Atlantic during World War II Lagan in 1943 HistoryUnited KingdomNameLaganNamesakeRiver LaganBuilderSmiths Dock Co South Bank on TeesLaid down7 January 1942Launched28 July 1942Commissioned21 December 1942FateBadly damaged by U 270 20 September 1943 Declared a loss on 24th and sold for scrap in 1946General characteristicsClass and typeRiver class frigateDisplacement1 370 long tons 1 390 t 1 830 long tons 1 860 t deep load Length283 ft 86 26 m p p 301 25 ft 91 82 m o aBeam36 5 ft 11 13 m Draught9 ft 2 74 m 13 ft 3 96 m deep load Propulsion2 Admiralty 3 drum boilers 2 shafts reciprocating vertical triple expansion 5 500 ihp 4 100 kW Speed20 knots 37 0 km h Range440 long tons 450 t 490 short tons oil fuel 7 200 nautical miles 13 334 km at 12 knots 22 2 km h Complement107Armament2 QF 4 inch 102 mm Mk XIX guns single mounts CP Mk XXIII up to 10 QF 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns on twin mounts Mk V and single mounts Mk III 1 Hedgehog 24 spigot A S projector up to 150 depth chargesAs a River class frigate Lagan was one of 151 frigates launched between 1941 and 1944 for use as anti submarine convoy escorts named after rivers in the United Kingdom The ships were designed by naval engineer William Reed of Smith s Dock Company of South Bank on Tees to have the endurance and anti submarine capabilities of the Black Swan class sloops while being quick and cheap to build in civil dockyards using the machinery e g reciprocating steam engines instead of turbines and construction techniques pioneered in the building of the Flower class corvettes Its purpose was to improve on the convoy escort classes in service with the Royal Navy at the time including the Flower class After commissioning in December 1942 Lagan served in convoy escort missions and participated in anti submarine warfare exercises off Lough Foyle On 12 May 1942 Lagan with HMS Biter and HMS Broadway sunk the German submarine U 89 The next day Lagan and HMCS Drumheller sunk U 753 1 Whilst Lagan was part of Convoy ON 202 she was attacked by U 270 At 04 57 on 20 September 1943 a GNAT torpedo struck the stern of Lagan causing critical damage to the ship and 29 dead She was towed by the tugboat HMS Destiny to Mersey arriving on 24 September where Lagan was declared a constructive total loss The wreck was sold for scrap in Troon on 21 May 1946 2 3 4 References Edit HMS Lagan K 259 of the Royal Navy British Frigate of the River class Allied Warships of WWII uboat net uboat net Retrieved 7 April 2020 HMS Lagan K 259 British Frigate Ships hit by German U boats during WWII uboat net uboat net Retrieved 7 April 2020 Wrecksite Lagan Frigate 1942 1943 Retrieved 7 April 2020 BBC WW2 People s War Tribute to an Unknown Shipmate www bbc co uk Retrieved 7 April 2020 External links EditKindell Don World War 2 at Sea Convoy Escort Movements of Royal and Dominion Navy Vessels naval history net Hague Arnold Arnold Hague Convoy Database convoyweb org uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Lagan amp oldid 1133066591, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
