HMS Whimbrel (U29)

	Whimbrel during World War II
History
United Kingdom
Name	Whimbrel
Builder	Yarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down	31 October 1941
Launched	25 August 1942
Commissioned	13 January 1943
Identification	Pennant number U29
Honours and; awards	Sicily, 1943; Atlantic 1943–44; Normandy 1944; English Channel 1944; Arctic 1944; Okinawa 1945;
Fate	Sold to Egypt, November 1949
Egypt
Name	El Malek Farouq
Acquired	November 1949
Renamed	Tariq 1954
Status	Laid up as training ship
General characteristics
Class and type	Black Swan-class sloop
Displacement	1,250 tons original; 1,350 tons modified;
Length	299 ft 6 in (91.29 m)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) original; 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) modified;
Draught	11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts:; 3,600 hp (2.68 MW) (original); 4,300 hp (3.21 MW) (modified);
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h) (original); 20 knots (37 km/h) (modified);
Range	7,500 nmi (13,900 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement	180 (original); 192 (modified);
Armament	6 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk XVI AA guns (3 × 2); 4 × 2-pounder AA pom-pom; 4 × 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) AA machine guns (original); 12 × 20 mm Oerlikon AA (6 × 2) (modified); Depth charges 40 (110 modified);

HMS Whimbrel is the last surviving Royal Navy warship to have been present at the Surrender of Japan in World War II. She was a sloop of the Black Swan-class, laid down on 31 October 1941 to the pennant number of U29 at the famed yards of Yarrow Shipbuilders, Scotstoun, Glasgow.

History
Whimbrel during World War II
United Kingdom
Name	Whimbrel
Builder	Yarrow Shipbuilders
Laid down	31 October 1941
Launched	25 August 1942
Commissioned	13 January 1943
Identification	Pennant number U29
Honours and awards	Sicily, 1943 Atlantic 1943–44 Normandy 1944 English Channel 1944 Arctic 1944 Okinawa 1945
Fate	Sold to Egypt, November 1949
Egypt
Name	El Malek Farouq
Acquired	November 1949
Renamed	Tariq 1954
Status	Laid up as training ship
General characteristics
Class and type	Black Swan-class sloop
Displacement	1,250 tons original 1,350 tons modified
Length	299 ft 6 in (91.29 m)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) original 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) modified
Draught	11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts: 3,600 hp (2.68 MW) (original) 4,300 hp (3.21 MW) (modified)
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h) (original) 20 knots (37 km/h) (modified)
Range	7,500 nmi (13,900 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement	180 (original) 192 (modified)
Armament	6 × QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk XVI AA guns (3 × 2) 4 × 2-pounder AA pom-pom 4 × 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) AA machine guns (original) 12 × 20 mm Oerlikon AA (6 × 2) (modified) Depth charges 40 (110 modified)