HMS Magpie (U82)

Magpie in the Atlantic
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Magpie
NamesakeMagpie
BuilderJohn I. Thornycroft & Company
Launched24 March 1943
Commissioned30 August 1943
ReclassifiedAs a frigate in 1947
IdentificationPennant number U82
FateScrapped 1959
General characteristics
Class and typeModified Black Swan-class sloop
Displacement1,350 tons
Length299 ft 6 in (91.29 m)
Beam38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
Draught11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion
  • Geared turbines, 2 shafts
  • 4,300 hp (3,200 kW)
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range7,500 nmi (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement192
Armament
Service record
Part of: 7th Frigate Squadron (1955-1958)
Operations:
Victories: U-592, U-238, U-734 (1944)

HMS Magpie, pennant number U82, was a Royal Navy Modified Black Swan-class sloop launched in 1943 and broken up in 1959. She was the seventh Royal Navy ship to bear the name. She was reclassified as a frigate in 1947, receiving a new pennant number F82. The ship was the only vessel commanded by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who took command on 2 September 1950, when he was 29.