LEGION, as Minelayer. After 4 inch and tubes are dummies painted on screens.

• 1 Beardmore: Lochinvar (Oct. 1915). 1010 tons. Brown-Curtis turbine,
• 2 Beardmore: Llewellyn (1913), Lennox (1914). 996 tons. Parsons turbines.
• 2 Fairfield. Lawford (1913), Lydiard (1914). 1003 tons. Trials: Laforey 29.9 kts.
• 2 Parsons (Hawthorn): Leonidas (1913), Lucifer (1913). 987 tons.
• 2 Swan Hunter & W. Richardson: Laertes (1913). 982 tons. Lysander (1913). 976 tons. Trials: Laertes 31.2, Lysander 29.9.
• 2 Thornycroft: Lance (1914). 997 tons. Lookout (1914). 1002 tons.
• 2 Denny: Loyal (1913). 995 tons. Legion (1914), 1072 tons.

War Losses in above: Laforey, Lance, Lassoo.

LAUREL                                 Photo, Symonds.

• 2 White: Laurel (1913), Liberty (1913). 965-975 tons.
• 4 Yarrow: : Lark (1913), 968 tons. Landrail (1914), 983 tons. Laverock (1914), 994 tons, Linnet (1913), 970 tons. All Brown-Curtis turbines.

All to Admiralty design.

• Armament: 3-4 inch, 1-2 pdr. pom-pom, 1 M.G. 4-21 inch tubes in pairs.
• Machinery Parsons turbines in all, except where otherwise noted. Designed H.P. 24,500 = 29 kts.; Leonidas and Lucifer only, 22,500 = 29 kts. Dimensions: 269 X 27.5 x 10.5 feet. Fuel: 290-270/230-200 tons oil.
• Complement, 77.

Lochinvar (and lost Lassoo), Emergency War Programme; rest 1912-13 Programme.

Source: As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships for 1919 - p 111

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