Black Swan-class sloop

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Black_Swan-class_sloop

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:Oerlikon_20_mm_cannon depth charges 4-inch guns
gptkbp:beam	38 ft
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Sloops_of_the_Royal_Navy gptkb:World_War_II_naval_ships_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commissioned	1939
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designedFor	anti-submarine warfare convoy escort
gptkbp:displacement	1,250 tons
gptkbp:draught	11 ft
gptkbp:length	299 ft
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:HMS_Black_Swan
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Captain_Frederic_John_Walker
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Amethyst_Incident
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:HMS_Starling gptkb:HMS_Amethyst gptkb:HMS_Black_Swan
gptkbp:numberBuilt	37
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Egret-class_sloop
gptkbp:propulsion	steam turbines
gptkbp:speed	19 knots
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Bay-class_frigate
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Royal_Navy gptkb:Royal_Australian_Navy gptkb:Royal_Indian_Navy
gptkbp:usedDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:HMS_Wild_Goose gptkb:Squid_anti-submarine_mortar gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship gptkb:HMIS_Cauvery gptkb:HMIS_Godavari gptkb:HMIS_Jumna gptkb:HMIS_Kistna gptkb:HMIS_Madras gptkb:HMIS_Oudh gptkb:HMIS_Sutlej gptkb:HMIS_Tir gptkb:HMS_Lapwing_(U62)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6