L and M-class destroyer
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The L and M class was a class of sixteen destroyers which served in the British Royal Navy during World War II. The ships of the class were launched between 1939 and 1942.
HMS Legion with her Type 285 radar aerials visible on her HA DCT
HMS Laforey (G99)
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HMS Laforey was an L-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was commissioned in and served during the Second World War, and was torpedoed and sunk by a U-boat in 1944. She had been adopted by the civi
L and M-class destroyer
…British destroyers to have their guns in fully enclosed mountings. They also continued the practice (first introduced in the Js) of making the leader Laforey almost indistinguishable from the rest of the class, having only more extensive cabin accommodation and better radio (wireless telegraph, W/T) equipment…
Laforey in 1942
HMS Ark Royal sinking after being torpedoed by U-81. HMS Legion is alongside to take off survivors. Laforey is approaching to aid in providing water and power to the few remaining personnel on board.