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HMS Sparrow

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

U71 · Modified Black Swan class sloopRoyal NavyWorld War II, PostwarRepresentative class image
Le Saar et quatre u-boot allemands à couple, 1936. U-Begleitschiff Saar und U-Boote der Flottille "Weddigen" Image from german wikipedia http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:U-Begleitschiff_Saar.jpg
Representative class image: Le Saar et quatre u-boot allemands à couple, 1936. U-Begleitschiff Saar und U-Boote der Flottille "Weddigen" Image from german wikipedia http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:U-Begleitschiff_Saar.jpgprivat / aus Nachlass lang · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantU71
ClassModified Black Swan class sloop
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom

What is known about this ship

HMS Sparrow 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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