Hull / pennantU20
ClassModified Black Swan class sloop
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom
What is known about this ship
HMS Snipe 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.
Class relationship
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
- Modified Black Swan class Sloops - Allied Warships of WWII ↗uboat.net · accessed 2026-09-19
- Modified BLACK SWAN sloops (WOODPECKER) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
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