HMS Lady Shirley
History | |
---|---|
UK | |
Name | HMS Lady Shirley |
Operator | Royal Navy |
Builder | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, UK) |
Launched | 25 February 1937 |
Completed | 19 April 1937 |
Acquired | 1940 |
Commissioned | February 1941 |
Fate | Sunk on 11 December 1941 by torpedo from U374 during World War II (Staits of Gibraltar 35.59N, 05.17W) |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Anti-Submarine Warship |
Displacement | 470 tonnes |
Complement | 33 |
Armament | Depth 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]