HMS Ferret (1940 shore establishment)

Three sailors view numerous destroyers of the escort group B7, which are moored alongside each other after returning home to Londonderry, Northern Ireland from a patrol in the north Atlantic. Identifiable vessels include HMS Versatile, HMIS Godavari, HMS Vanessa, HMS Vidette and HMS Rochester.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Ferret
Commissioned9 December 1940
Decommissioned21 June 1947
FateDecommissioned, re-established as HMS Sea Eagle
General characteristics
Class & typeStone frigate

HMS Ferret was a shore establishment and naval base of the Royal Navy during the Second World War, located in Derry. It was given a ship's name as a stone frigate.

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