The escort destroyer HMS Blean of the Royal Navy. She was lost on 11 Dec 1942.
Technical information
| Type | Escort destroyer |
| Displacement | 1050 BRT |
| Length | 85.3 m |
| Complement | 168 men |
| Armament | 4 4" AA guns (2x2) 4 2pdr AA (1x4) 3 20mm AA (3x1) 2 21" torpedo tubes (1x2) |
| Max speed | 29 knots |
| Engines | Geared turbines, 2 shafts |
| Power | 19000 HP |
| Notes on class | Torpedo tubes were added to this variant of the Hunt-class design. To compensate for the weight of the torpedo tubes only 2 twin 4" gun mounts were carried. |
All ships of the Hunt (Type III) class
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| FFL La Combattante (ex. HMS Haldon) | Lost on 23 Feb 1945 | |
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| HMS Airedale (L 07) | Lost on 15 Jun 1942 | |
 | HMS Albrighton (L 12) | |
| HMS Aldenham (L 22) | Lost on 14 Dec 1944 | |
| HMS Belvoir (L 32) | ||
| | HMS Blean (L 47) | Lost on 11 Dec 1942 |
| HMS Bleasdale (L 50) | ||
| HMS Bolebroke (L 65) (To the Royal Hellenic Navy as Pindos) | ||
| HMS Border (L 67) (To the Royal Hellenic Navy as Adrias) | ||
| HMS Catterick (L 81) | ||
| HMS Derwent (L 83) | ||
| HMS Easton (L 09) | ||
| HMS Eggesford (L 15) | ||
| HMS Goathland (L 27) | ||
| HMS Haldon (L 19) (Became the Free French destroyer La Combattante) | ||
| HMS Hatherleigh (L 53) (To the Royal Hellenic Navy as Kanaris) | ||
| HMS Haydon (L 75) | ||
| | HMS Holcombe (L 56) | Lost on 12 Dec 1943 |
| HMS Limbourne (L 57) | Lost on 23 Oct 1943 | |
| HMS Melbreak (L 73) | ||
| HMS Modbury (L 91) (To the Royal Hellenic Navy as Miaoulis) | ||
| HMS Penylan (L 89) | Lost on 3 Dec 1942 | |
| HMS Rockwood (L 39) | ||
| HMS Stevenstone (L 16) | ||
| HMS Talybont (L 18) | ||
| HMS Tanatside (L 69) | ||
| HMS Wensleydale (L 86) | ||
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| HNoMS Eskdale (L 36) | Lost on 14 Apr 1943 | |
| HNoMS Glaisdale (L 44) | ||
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| | RHS Adrias (L 67) | |
| RHS Kanaris (L 53) | ||
| RHS Miaoulis (L 91) | ||
| RHS Pindos (L 65) | ||
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Hunt (Type III) class ships hit by U-boats (2) | |||
| 11 Dec 1942 | HMS Blean | Sunk | U-443 |
| 12 Dec 1943 | HMS Holcombe | Sunk | U-593 |