HMS Wren
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Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Wren after the bird.
- Wren, a V and W class destroyer launched at Yarrow in 1919 and sunk by aircraft off Aldeburgh on 27 July 1940.
- Wren, a Modified Black Swan class sloop launched on 11 August 1942 and, as part of Captain Frederic Walker's Second Escort Group, assisted in the sinking of several U-boats. Broken up in 1956.
See also HMS Wrenn
[edit] References
- J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
- HMS Wren (ii) (U 28). Uboat.net. Retrieved on December 17, 2006.
- WW2 People's War: Walkers Own - HMS Wren. WW2 People's War (BBC website). Retrieved on December 17, 2006.
