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&sq=&lang=&file=File:HMS_Black_Swan_1945_IWM_FL_2274.jpg) Black Swan in April 1945
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| History | |
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 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 and 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) |
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| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h) |
| Range | 7,500 nmi (13,900 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 180 |
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| Service record | |
| Part of: | British Pacific Fleet (1945) |
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| 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.