HMS Black Swan (L57)

	Black Swan in April 1945
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Black Swan
Builder	Yarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down	20 June 1938
Launched	7 July 1939
Commissioned	27 January 1940
Identification	Pennant number L57/U57/F57
Fate	Scrapped in 1956
General characteristics
Class & type	Black Swan-class sloop
Displacement	1,250 tons
Length	299 ft 6 in (91.29 m)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draught	11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts; 3,600 hp (2.7 MW);
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h)
Range	7,500 nmi (13,900 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement	180
Armament	6 × 4-inch (102 mm) AA guns (3 × 2); 4 × 2-pounder AA pom-pom; 4 × 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) AA;
Service record
Part of:	British Pacific Fleet (1945)
Operations:	Battle of the Atlantic (1943); Yangtze Incident (1949);
Victories:	U-124 (2 April 1943)

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.

History
Black Swan in April 1945
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Black Swan
Builder	Yarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down	20 June 1938
Launched	7 July 1939
Commissioned	27 January 1940
Identification	Pennant number L57/U57/F57
Fate	Scrapped in 1956
General characteristics
Class & type	Black Swan-class sloop
Displacement	1,250 tons
Length	299 ft 6 in (91.29 m)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draught	11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts 3,600 hp (2.7 MW)
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h)
Range	7,500 nmi (13,900 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement	180
Armament	6 × 4-inch (102 mm) AA guns (3 × 2) 4 × 2-pounder AA pom-pom 4 × 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) AA
Service record
Part of:	British Pacific Fleet (1945)
Operations:	Battle of the Atlantic (1943) Yangtze Incident (1949)
Victories:	U-124 (2 April 1943)