HMS Lapwing (U62)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Lapwing.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Lapwing
Ordered27 March 1941
BuilderScotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Laid down17 December 1941
Launched16 July 1943
Completed21 March 1944
IdentificationPennant number U62
FateSunk by U-968, 20 March 1945
General characteristics
Class and typeModified Black Swan-class sloop
Complement192

HMS Lapwing (U62) was a modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy.[1]

Named after the bird of the same name, she was built by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, on the banks of the River Clyde. She was launched on 16 July 1943.[2]

On 20 March 1945 HMS Lapwing was escorting part of the Russian Convoy JW 65 to Murmansk, when she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-968. Hit amidships, she sank within 20 minutes with the loss of 158 lives. 61 men were rescued.[2]

  1. ^ "HMS Lapwing (U 62) (British Sloop) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net". www.uboat.net.
  2. ^ a b "HMS Lapwing, Saffron Walden, Essex, UK - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com.