HMS Erne (U03)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Erne.
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 on 21 September 1939, launched on 5 August 1940 and commissioned on 3 April 1941. She was adopted by the district of Bootle, then in Lancashire, as part of Warship Week in 1942.
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HMS Erne in March 1943 | |
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Name | HMS Erne |
Builder | Furness Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 21 September 1939 |
Launched | 5 August 1940 |
Commissioned | 3 April 1941 |
Identification | Pennant number U03 |
Motto | Surtout: 'Above all' |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Scrapped 27 October 1965 |
Badge | On a field blue, an Erne rising white |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Black Swan-class sloop |
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She took her name like others in her class from birds, in this case a white-tailed eagle, also known as the erne.