Technical information
Type | Sloop |
Displacement | 1350 BRT |
Length | 283 |
Complement | 192 men |
Armament | 6 4" AA guns (3x2). 12 20mm AA (6x2). |
Max speed | 20 knots |
Engines | Geared turbines, 2 shafts |
Power | 4300 SHP |
Notes on class | HMS Whimbrel, HMS Wild Goose, HMS Woodcock, HMS Woodpecker and HMS Wren, same as above except; Displacement; 1300 tons. Complement; 180 men. Speed; 19.25 knots. Power; 3600 SHP. |
All ships of the Modified Black Swan class
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HMIS Cauvery (U 10) | ||
HMIS Kistna (U 46) | ||
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HMS Actaeon (U 07) | ||
HMS Alacrity (U 60) | ||
HMS Amethyst (U 16) | ||
HMS Chanticleer (U 05) | ||
HMS Crane (U 23) | ||
HMS Cygnet (U 38) | ||
HMS Hart (U 58) | ||
HMS Hind (U 39) | ||
HMS Kite (U 87) | Lost on 21 Aug 1944 | |
HMS Lapwing (U 62) | Lost on 20 Mar 1945 | |
HMS Lark (U 11) | Lost on 17 Feb 1945 | |
HMS Magpie (U 82) | ||
HMS Mermaid (U 30) | ||
HMS Modeste (U 42) | ||
HMS Nereide (U 64) | ||
HMS | ||
HMS | ||
HMS Opossum (U 33) | ||
HMS | ||
HMS Peacock (U 96) | ||
HMS Pheasant (U 49) | ||
HMS Redpole (U 69) | ||
HMS Snipe (U 20) | ||
HMS Sparrow (U 71) | ||
HMS Starling (U 66) | ||
HMS | ||
HMS Whimbrel (U 29) | ||
HMS Wild Goose (U 45) | ||
HMS Woodcock (U 90) | ||
HMS Woodpecker (U 08) | Lost on 27 Feb 1944 | |
HMS Wren (ii) (U 28) | ||
HMS | ||
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See all Sloop classes.
Modified Black Swan class ships hit by U-boats (5) | |||
18 Nov 1943 | HMS Chanticleer | Total loss | U-515 |
21 Aug 1944 | HMS Kite | Sunk | U-344 |
20 Mar 1945 | HMS Lapwing | Sunk | U-968 |
17 Feb 1945 | HMS Lark | Total loss | U-968 |
20 Feb 1944 | HMS Woodpecker | Sunk | U-256 |
Books dealing with this subject include:
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