Egret-class sloop

HMS Auckland in January 1939
Class overview
NameEgret class
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byBittern class
Succeeded byBlack Swan class
In commission1938–1958
Completed3
Lost2
Scrapped1
General characteristics
TypeSloop-of-war
Displacement1,200 tons
Length276 ft (84 m)
Propulsion
Speed19.25 knots (35.65 km/h; 22.15 mph)
Complement188
Armament

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.