HMS Enchantress (L56)
HMS Enchantress (L56) was a Bittern-class sloop, built for the British Royal Navy. She was the lead ship of her class, being laid down as Bittern, but renamed before launching as Enchantress. She was active during the Second World War, serving mainly as a convoy escort, and was a successful anti-submarine warfare vessel, being credited with the destruction of an Italian submarine in 1942.
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HMS Enchantress (L56)
HMS Enchantress (L56) was a Bittern-class sloop, built for the British Royal Navy. She was the lead ship of her class, being laid down as Bittern, but renamed before launching as Enchantress. She was active during the Second World War, serving mainly as a convoy escort, and was a successful anti-submarine warfare vessel, being credited with the destruction of an Italian submarine in 1942.
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HMS Enchantress (L56) was a Bi ...... an Italian submarine in 1942.
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1935-04-08
laying down
1934-03-09
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8.59536e+1
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1.12776e+1
ship launched
1934-10-21
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Sold for scrap 1952
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**2 × 4.7 inch guns ...... AA cannon
**60 × Depth charges
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Ship class
sloop
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Ship commissioned
1935-04-08
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United Kingdom
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Ship decommissioned
May 1946
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Ship fate
Sold for scrap 1952
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pennant number: L56
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Ship laid down
1934-03-09
Ship launched
1934-10-21
Ship name
HMS Bittern: re-named HMS Enchantress in 1935
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Ship propulsion
Geared steam turbines on two shafts, 3,300 hp
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HMS Enchantress (L56) was a Bi ...... an Italian submarine in 1942.
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HMS Enchantress (L56)
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HMS Bittern: re-named HMS Enchantress in 1935
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