The Black Swan class and Modified Black Swan class were two classes of sloop of the Royal Navy and Royal Indian Navy. Twelve Black Swans were launched...
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term "sloop" for specialised convoy-defence vessels, including the Flower class of the First World War and the highly successful Black Swan class of the...
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HMS Black Swan, was the name ship of the Black Swan-class sloops of the Royal Navy. This class was admired for its sea-going qualities. Black Swan, named...
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The Black Swan class were a conceptual classes of sloop of the Royal Navy. Produced by the UK Ministry of Defence in 2012. The concept gets its name from...
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an iron Ant-class screw gunboat launched in 1871 and sold in 1920, becoming a dredger. HMS Kite (U87) was a Modified Black Swan-class sloop launched in...
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in 1923 and broken up in 1936. HMS Alacrity (U60) was a Modified Black Swan-class sloop launched in 1944 and broken up in 1956. HMS Alacrity (F174) was...
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HMIS Godavari (category Black Swan-class sloops of the Royal Indian Navy)
HMIS Godavari (U 52) was a Black Swan-class sloop which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II. Godavari was transferred to Pakistan...
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HMS Snipe (U20) (category Black Swan-class sloops)
HMS Snipe was a modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton on 21 September 1944, launched...
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armament as Stork The design served as the basis for the Egret and Black Swan-class sloops. Enchantress served as convoy escort throughout the war, and was...
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in 1903 and scrapped in 1920. HMS Amethyst (F116) was a modified Black Swan-class sloop launched in 1943. She was later designated as a frigate, was involved...
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HMS Magpie (U82) (category World War II sloops of the United Kingdom)
HMS Magpie, pennant number U82, was a Royal Navy Modified Black Swan-class sloop launched in 1943 and broken up in 1959. She was the seventh Royal Navy...
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HMS Whimbrel (U29) (redirect from Egyptian sloop Tariq)
present at the Surrender of Japan in World War II. She was a sloop of the Black Swan-class, laid down on 31 October 1941 to the pennant number of U29 at...
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HMS Wild Goose (U45) (category Black Swan-class sloops)
Goose, pennant number U45, was a Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was one of several ships of that class that took part in the famous "six...
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various vessels HMS Amethyst (U16), a Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy HMS Grimsby (U16), a Grimsby-class sloop of the Royal Navy SM U-16 (Austria-Hungary)...
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Navy launched in 1939 Black Swan-class sloop Black Swan-class sloop-of-war, a proposed British Royal Navy warship class Black Swan State Theatre Company...
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INS Jamuna (U21) (category Black Swan-class sloops of the Royal Indian Navy)
HMIS Jumna (U21) was a Black Swan-class sloop, which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II. After India became a republic on 26 January...
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HMIS Kistna (category Black Swan-class sloops of the Royal Indian Navy)
HMIS Kistna (U46) was a Black Swan-class sloop which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II. After independence, she was commissioned...
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HMS Erne (U03) (category Black Swan-class sloops)
HMS Erne, pennant number U03, was a Black Swan-class sloop in the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Furness Shipbuilding at Haverton Hill-on-Tees, Co. Durham...
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HMS Starling (U66) (category Black Swan-class sloops)
HMS Starling, pennant number U66, was a Modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was active in the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second...
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HMS Amethyst (F116) (category Black Swan-class sloops)
HMS Amethyst was a modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Alexander Stephen and Sons of Linthouse, Govan, Scotland on...
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in 1921. The seventh HMS Magpie (U82), later F82, was a Modified Black Swan-class sloop launched in 1943 and broken up after 1959. The eighth HMS Magpie (1982)...
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HMS Nonsuch (1915), an Admiralty M-class destroyer launched in 1915 and sold in 1921 HMS Nonsuch (1945), a Black Swan-class sloop laid down in February 1945 and...
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War II HMS Flamingo, later renamed Graf Spee, a former Royal Navy Black Swan-class sloop used as a Bundesmarine training ship This disambiguation page lists...
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HMIS Cauvery (category Black Swan-class sloops of the Royal Indian Navy)
HMIS Cauvery, pennant number U10, was a Black Swan-class sloop which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War II. HMIS Cauvery was ordered...
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Grimsby-class sloop[page needed]1998 Kingfisher-class sloop[page needed] Bittern-class sloop[page needed] Egret-class sloop[page needed][page needed] Black Swan-class...
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Tribal-class destroyer, 1938–1942 HMS Somerset (F82), a Royal Navy Type 23 frigate, launched 1994 HMS Magpie (F82), formerly U82, a Royal Navy Black Swan-class...
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HMS Mermaid (U30) (category Black Swan-class sloops)
HMS Mermaid was a Modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. Mermaid saw service as a convoy escort during the Second World War, taking part in...
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HMIS Sutlej (category Black Swan-class sloops of the Royal Indian Navy)
HMIS Sutlej (U95) was a modified Bittern-class sloop, later known as the Black Swan class, which served in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) during World War...
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HMS Lark (U11) (category Black Swan-class sloops)
HMS Lark was a modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock on 5 May 1942...
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was a modified Black Swan-class sloop was ordered in 1944, but was cancelled in November 1945. HMAS Waterhen (1952) was a Daring-class destroyer laid...
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