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 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 (ex-Heron) William Denny and Brothers 16 June 1937 30 June 1938Sunk 24 June 1941 by dive bombers near Tobruk John I. Thornycroft & Company 7 September 1937 12 September 1938Broken up 1958 J. Samuel White 21 September 1937 31 May 1938Sunk by guided bomb in Bay of Biscay 27 August 1943
Service history Three ships were built; , and . Auckland was lost on 24 June 1941, to 48 Junkers Ju 87 aircraft dive-bombing both her and , 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.HMS Egret at Uboat.net
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Egret class sloops at britainsnavy.co.uk