Egret-class sloop
HMS Auckland in January 1939 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Egret class |
| Operators | Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Bittern class |
| Succeeded by | Black Swan class |
| In commission | 1938–1958 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Lost | 2 |
| Scrapped | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sloop-of-war |
| Displacement | 1,200 tons |
| Length | 276 ft (84 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 19.25 knots (35.65 km/h; 22.15 mph) |
| Complement | 188 |
| Armament |
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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 Bittern class 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.