HMS Stork (L81)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Stork.
HMS Stork (L81) was a Bittern-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was active during the Second World War, serving in convoy escort groups, and was a successful anti-submarine warfare vessel, being credited with the destruction of four U-boats.
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HMS Stork in July 1943 | |
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Name | HMS Stork |
Ordered | 1 May 1935 |
Builder | William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton |
Laid down | 19 June 1935 |
Launched | 21 April 1936 |
Commissioned | 10 September 1936 |
Identification | Pennant number: L81 / U81 |
Fate | Broken up at Troon 1958 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Bittern-class sloop |
Displacement | 1,190 tons |
Length | 266 ft (81 m) |
Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
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Speed | 18.75-knot (34.73 km/h) |
Complement | 125 |
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