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HMS Hind

HMS Hind is documented as a ships of the Modified Black Swan class sloop.

U39 · Modified Black Swan class sloopRoyal NavyWorld War II, PostwarVerified subject image
HMS Hind At anchor on completion.
HMS Hind At anchor on completion.http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//18/media-18818/large.jpg This photograph FL 4854 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums . · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantU39
ClassModified Black Swan class sloop
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom

What is known about this ship

HMS Hind is documented as a ships of the Modified Black Swan class sloop.

Class context: Modified Black Swan class sloop

The Modified Black Swan class expanded the successful escort-sloop concept into a 29-ship wartime and immediate-postwar series.

This ship is recorded as a member of Modified Black Swan class sloop. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Modified Black Swan class Sloops - Allied Warships of WWII ↗uboat.net · accessed 2026-09-19
  2. Modified BLACK SWAN sloops (WOODPECKER) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
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