HMS Lady Shirley

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History
RN EnsignUK
NameHMS Lady Shirley
OperatorRoyal Navy
BuilderCook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, UK)
Launched25 February 1937
Completed19 April 1937
Acquired1940
CommissionedFebruary 1941
FateSunk on 11 December 1941 by torpedo from U374 during World War II (Staits of Gibraltar 35.59N, 05.17W)
General characteristics
Class and typeAnti-Submarine Warship
Displacement470  tonnes
Complement33
ArmamentDepth charges 1 × 1 12pdr gun

HMS Lady Shirley (ASW) was a fishing trawler requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1940 and converted for anti-submarine warfare[1]

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Preceded by HMS Sheffield
1971-1982
Succeeded by