Английская Википедия:Egret-class sloop

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The Egret-class sloops were a three ship class of a long-range escort vessels used in the Second World War by the Royal Navy. They were an enlarged version of the Шаблон:Sclass with an extra twin 4-inch gun mounting. They were fitted with Denny Brown stabilisers and the Fuze Keeping Clock anti-aircraft fire control system.

Ships

Ship Builder Laid Down Launched Fate
Шаблон:HMS (ex-Heron) William Denny and Brothers 16 June 1937 30 June 1938 Sunk 24 June 1941 by dive bombers near Tobruk
Шаблон:HMS John I. Thornycroft & Company 7 September 1937 12 September 1938 Broken up 1958
Шаблон:HMS J. Samuel White 21 September 1937 31 May 1938 Sunk by guided bomb in Bay of Biscay 27 August 1943

Service history

Three ships were built; Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS. Auckland was lost on 24 June 1941, to 48 Junkers Ju 87 aircraft dive-bombing both her and Шаблон:HMAS, off the coast of Tobruk. Pelican was an effective convoy escort, and was credited with the destruction of four U-boats. She survived until the end of the war, and was broken up in 1958. Egret was lost to a guided missile. While patrolling in the Bay of Biscay, she was attacked by 18 Do 217 aircraft, one of which carried the Henschel Hs 293 guided bomb.[1]

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