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 as Enchantress before being launched by Lady Jean Alice Elaine Cochrane. 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.

HMS Enchantress in April 1945
History
United Kingdom
NameBittern: re-named Enchantress in 1935
BuilderJohn Brown & Company, Clydebank
Laid down9 March 1934
Launched21 October 1934
Commissioned8 April 1935
DecommissionedMay 1946
IdentificationPennant number: L56
FateSold for scrap 1952
General characteristics
Class and typeBittern-class sloop
Displacement1,085 tons
Length282 ft (86 m)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Draught10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
PropulsionGeared steam turbines on two shafts, 3,300 hp
Speed18.75-knot (34.73 km/h)
Complement128
Armament
  • As built:
    • 2 × 4.7 inch guns
    • 3 × 3-pdr saluting gun
  • War service:
    • 4 × 4.7 inch guns
    • 1 × 3 in HA gun
    • 4 × 20 mm AA cannon
    • 60 × Depth charges
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