HMS Chanticleer (U05)

HMS Chanticleer was a modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton on 6 June 1941, launched on 24 September 1942 and commissioned on 29 March 1943, with the pennant number U05.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Chanticleer.

HMS Chanticleer at the Clyde in 1943.
History
United Kingdom
NameChanticleer
NamesakeChanticleer
Ordered9 January 1941
BuilderWilliam Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton
Laid down6 June 1941
Launched24 September 1942
Commissioned29 March 1943
Renamed
  • Hesperides, 1943
  • Lusitania II, 1943
IdentificationPennant number: U05
MottoVigil antibus Non Dormientibus ("To watchers not to sleepers")
FateScrapped in 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeModified Black Swan-class sloop
Displacement1,350 tons
Length283 ft (86 m)
Beam38.5 ft (11.7 m)
Propulsion
  • Geared turbines
  • two shafts
Speed20 knots (37 km/h) at 4,300 hp (3,200 kW)
Complement192 men + 1 Cat
Armament
  • 6 × QF 4 in Mk XVI anti-aircraft guns
  • 12 × 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
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