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The Black Swan class and Modified Black Swan class were two classes of sloop of the Royal Navy and Royal Indian Navy. Eight Black Swans were launched between 1939 and 1943; twenty-nine modified Black Swans were launched between 1942 and 1945. more...
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Like corvettes, sloops were specialized convoy-defence vessels, with anti-aircraft and anti-submarine capability. They were designed to have a longer range than a destroyer at the expense of a lower top speed, while remaining capable of outrunning surfaced Type VII and Type IX U-boats.
In World War II, Black Swan-class sloops sank 29 U-boats. The most famous sloop commander was Captain Frederic John Walker. His sloop Starling became one of the most successful submarine hunters, taking part in the sinking of eleven U-boats.
After the war, sloops continued in service with the Royal Navy, Egyptian Navy, Indian Navy, Pakistani Navy and the West German Navy. In April 1949, Amethyst was attacked on the Yangtze River by the Communist People's Liberation Army.
Several Black Swan sloops fought in the Korean War.
Black Swan class
Royal Indian Navy
Godavari, launched on 21 March 1943 (Others), to Pakistan as Sind;
Jumna, launched on 16 November 1940 (Others);
Narbada, launched on 21 December 1942 (Others); to Pakistan as Jhelum;
Sutlej, launched on 1 October 1940;
Royal Navy
Black Swan, launched on 7 July 1939 (Others);
Erne, launched on 5 August 1940;
Flamingo, launched on 18 April 1939 to West Germany as Graf Spee;
Ibis, launched on 28 November 1940; sunk by Italian torpedo bombers off Algiers on 10 November 1942;
Modified Black Swan class
Royal Indian Navy
Cauvery, launched on 15 June 1943;
Kistna, launched on 22 April 1943;
Royal Navy
Actaeon, launched on 25 July 1945 (Others); to West Germany as Hipper;
Alacrity, launched on 1 September 1944 (Others);
Amethyst, launched on 7 May 1943;
Chanticleer, launched on 24 September 1942 A total loss on 18 November 1943 by U-515 (Henke).;
Crane, launched on 9 November 1942 (Others);
Cygnet, launched on 28 July 1942;
Hart, launched on 7 July 1943; to West Germany as Scheer;
Hind, launched on 30 September 1943;
Kite, launched on 13 October 1942; sunk by U-344 on 21 August 1944;
Lapwing, launched on 16 July 1943; sunk by U-968 on 20 March 1945;
Lark, launched on 28 August 1943; damaged beyond repair by U-968 on 17 February 1945;
Magpie, launched on 30 December 1941 (Others);
Mermaid, launched on 11 November 1943; to West Germany as Scharnhorst;
Modeste, launched on 29 January 1944;
Nereide, launched on 29 January 1944;
Opossum, launched on 30 November 1944;
Peacock, launched on 11 December 1943;
Pheasant, launched on 21 December 1942;
Redpole, launched on 25 February 1943;
Snipe, launched on 20 December 1945;
Sparrow, launched on 18 February 1946;
Starling, launched on 14 October 1942;
Whimbrel, launched on 25 August 1942; to Egypt as El Malek Farouq;
Wild Goose, launched on 14 October 1942;
Woodcock, launched on 26 November 1942;
Woodpecker, launched on 29 June 1942; sunk by U-256 on 27 February 1944;
Wren, launched on 11 August 1942;
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