HMS Cygnet (U38)
HMS Cygnet anchored in 1943. | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Cygnet |
| Namesake | Cygnet |
| Ordered | 27 March 1941 |
| Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
| Laid down | 30 August 1941 |
| Launched | 28 July 1942 |
| Commissioned | 1 December 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 1954 |
| Identification | Pennant number: U38 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1965 |
| 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 |
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HMS Cygnet was a modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead on 30 August 1941, launched on 28 July 1942 and commissioned on 1 December 1943, with the pennant number U38.