HMS Lady Shirley
HMS Lady Shirley (ASW trawler) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Lady Shirley |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Builder | Cook, Welton & Gemmell Beverley |
| Yard number | 615 |
| Launched | 25 February 1937 |
| Completed | 19 April 1937 |
| Acquired | 1940 |
| Commissioned | February 1941 |
| Fate | Sunk on 11 December 1941 in the Straits of Gibraltar 35.59N, 05.17W |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Anti-submarine trawler |
| Displacement | 472 tonnes |
| Length | 163.5 ft (49.8 m) |
| Beam | 27.2 ft (8.3 m) |
| Propulsion | 120 hp (89 kW) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 33 |
| Sensors & processing systems | ASDIC anti-submarine dome |
| Armament | |
HMS Lady Shirley (T464), also known as HMT Lady Shirley, was a fishing trawler requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1940 and converted for anti-submarine warfare duties. She sank U-111 on 4 October 1941, capturing 44 of her crew. Lady Shirley was sunk herself on 11 December 1941, by a single torpedo from U-374.