After tests and operational commissioning in November 1942 at Tobermory, HMS Cygnet was damaged by an air attack on 9 December, which took her to a commercial shipyard on the Clyde in Scotland until March 1943.
She was transferred in April 1943 to the 7th Escort Group based in Greenock to support convoys threatened with attack by U-Boats in the North Atlantic.
After a passage to the 2nd Escort Group in May 1943 for the protection of the ONS 8 convoy, she returned to the 7th Escort Group in June 1943, Cygnet joined the defence group of military convoys during the passage through the Mediterranean for the planned Allied landings of Sicily as part of Operation Husky.
On 13 April 1944 she was damaged by its grounding on entering Belfast, depriving it of actions during the Normandy landings.
Cygnet resumed the protection of convoys from July 1944 until the end of the war in Europe leaving or arriving from Kola Bay. At the end of May, she was appointed to join the Pacific. She entered a commercial yard in Leith for repairs and improvements for her future theatre of operations until early September, or during sea trials after the refit, she was again damaged by a grounding and had to resume repairs.
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Further readingedit
Blair, Clay Gardiner (2000). Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunted 1942–1945. New York: Modern Library. ISBN0-679-64033-9.
Gardiner, Robert Gardiner (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. Conway Maritime Press. p. 456. ISBN0-85177-146-7.
Gardiner, Robert Gardiner (1996). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. US Naval Institute Press. p. 675. ISBN1-55750-132-7.
Hague, Arnold (1993). Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926–1946. Kendal, England: World Ship Society. ISBN0-905617-67-3.
April 09, 2024
cygnet, other, ships, with, same, name, cygnet, cygnet, modified, black, swan, class, sloop, royal, navy, laid, down, cammell, laird, birkenhead, august, 1941, launched, july, 1942, commissioned, december, 1943, with, pennant, number, cygnet, anchored, 1943, h. For other ships with the same name see HMS Cygnet 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 1 HMS Cygnet anchored in 1943 HistoryUnited KingdomNameCygnetNamesakeCygnetOrdered27 March 1941BuilderCammell Laird BirkenheadLaid down30 August 1941Launched28 July 1942Commissioned1 December 1943Decommissioned1954IdentificationPennant number U38FateScrapped in 1965General characteristicsClass and typeModified Black Swan class sloopDisplacement1 350 tonsLength283 ft 86 m Beam38 5 ft 11 7 m PropulsionGeared turbines two shaftsSpeed20 knots 37 km h at 4 300 hp 3 200 kW Complement192 men 1 CatArmament6 QF 4 in Mk XVI anti aircraft guns 12 20 mm anti aircraft gunsConstruction and career editAfter tests and operational commissioning in November 1942 at Tobermory HMS Cygnet was damaged by an air attack on 9 December which took her to a commercial shipyard on the Clyde in Scotland until March 1943 In March 1943 she joined the 2nd Escort Group based in Liverpool and was deployed with the group as part of an escort of a military convoy to Gibraltar on her return to the United Kingdom She was transferred in April 1943 to the 7th Escort Group based in Greenock to support convoys threatened with attack by U Boats in the North Atlantic After a passage to the 2nd Escort Group in May 1943 for the protection of the ONS 8 convoy she returned to the 7th Escort Group in June 1943 Cygnet joined the defence group of military convoys during the passage through the Mediterranean for the planned Allied landings of Sicily as part of Operation Husky In early 1944 she joined the Home Fleet and participated in several protections of Arctic convoys as well as the defence of Atlantic convoys On 8 April 1944 the Cygnet with the sloop HMS Crane sank the U 962 in the North Atlantic north west of Cape Finisterre by depth charges On 13 April 1944 she was damaged by its grounding on entering Belfast depriving it of actions during the Normandy landings Cygnet resumed the protection of convoys from July 1944 until the end of the war in Europe leaving or arriving from Kola Bay At the end of May she was appointed to join the Pacific She entered a commercial yard in Leith for repairs and improvements for her future theatre of operations until early September or during sea trials after the refit she was again damaged by a grounding and had to resume repairs The order to leave for the Pacific was cancelled following the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the subsequent surrender of Japan 2 References edit HMS Cygnet U 38 of the Royal Navy British Sloop of the Modified Black Swan class Allied Warships of WWII uboat net uboat net Retrieved 21 October 2020 HMS Cygnet sloop www naval history net Retrieved 21 October 2020 Further reading editBlair Clay Gardiner 2000 Hitler s U Boat War The Hunted 1942 1945 New York Modern Library ISBN 0 679 64033 9 Gardiner Robert Gardiner 1980 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1922 1946 Conway Maritime Press p 456 ISBN 0 85177 146 7 Gardiner Robert Gardiner 1996 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1947 1995 US Naval Institute Press p 675 ISBN 1 55750 132 7 Colledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Hague Arnold 1993 Sloops A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British Australian and Indian Navies 1926 1946 Kendal England World Ship Society ISBN 0 905617 67 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Cygnet U38 amp oldid 1187532778, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
