HMS Chanticleer (U05)
HMS Chanticleer at the Clyde in 1943. | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Chanticleer |
| Namesake | Chanticleer |
| Ordered | 9 January 1941 |
| Builder | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton |
| Laid down | 6 June 1941 |
| Launched | 24 September 1942 |
| Commissioned | 29 March 1943 |
| Renamed |
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| Identification | Pennant number: U05 |
| Motto | Vigil antibus Non Dormientibus ("To watchers not to sleepers") |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Modified Black Swan-class sloop |
| Displacement | 1,350 tons |
| Length | 283 ft (86 m) |
| Beam | 38.5 ft (11.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) at 4,300 hp (3,200 kW) |
| Complement | 192 men + 1 Cat |
| Armament |
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HMS Chanticleer was a modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton on 6 June 1941, launched on 24 September 1942 and commissioned on 29 March 1943, with the pennant number U05.