HMS Egret (L75)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Egret.
HMS Egret was a sloop of the British Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class. She was built by J. Samuel White at Cowes, Isle of Wight, was launched on 31 May 1938, and entered service on 11 November that year. Egret served as a convoy escort with the Western Approaches Command from 1940 until her loss in August 1943: She was on anti-submarine patrol in the Bay of Biscay when she was sunk by a guided missile in combat, the first ship to be lost in this manner.
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Name | Egret |
Builder | J. Samuel White of Cowes, Isle of Wight |
Laid down | 21 September 1937 |
Launched | 31 May 1938 |
Commissioned | 11 November 1938 |
Identification | Pennant number: L75 |
Fate | Sunk 27 August 1943 |
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Class and type | Egret-class sloop |
Displacement | 1,200 tons |
Length | 276 ft (84 m) |
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Speed | 19.25 knots (35.65 km/h; 22.15 mph) |
Complement | 188 |
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