Black Swan class sloop
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Black Swan class and Modified Black Swan class were two classes of sloop of the Royal Navy and Royal Indian Navy. Thirteen Black Swans were launched between 1939 and 1943, including four for the Royal Indian Navy; twenty-four Modified Black Swans were launched between 1942 and 1945, including two for the Royal Indian Navy; another five ships were cancelled in 1945. Like corvettes, sloops of that period were specialized convoy-defence vessels, except that sloops possessed much superior anti- aircraft fire control via the Fuze Keeping Clock and a…mehr

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Black Swan class and Modified Black Swan class were two classes of sloop of the Royal Navy and Royal Indian Navy. Thirteen Black Swans were launched between 1939 and 1943, including four for the Royal Indian Navy; twenty-four Modified Black Swans were launched between 1942 and 1945, including two for the Royal Indian Navy; another five ships were cancelled in 1945. Like corvettes, sloops of that period were specialized convoy-defence vessels, except that sloops possessed much superior anti- aircraft fire control via the Fuze Keeping Clock and a heavy armament of high angle 4 inch guns while retaining excellent anti-submarine capability. They were designed to have a longer range than a destroyer at the expense of a lower top speed, while remaining capable of outrunning surfaced Type VII and Type IX U-boats. In World War II, Black Swan- class sloops sank 29 U-boats. The most famous sloop commander was Captain Frederic John Walker. Hissloop Starling became one of the most successful submarine hunters, taking part in the sinking of eleven U-boats.