| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Black Swan |
| Pennant | L 57 / U 57 |
| Built by | Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. (Scotstoun, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 20 Jun 1938 |
| Launched | 7 Jul 1939 |
| Commissioned | 27 Jan 1940 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped 13 September 1956. Commanding Officers: HMS Black Swan in Dockyard Control during repairs Cdr. Thomas Arthur Charles Pakenham, RN Lt.Cdr. Rodney Charles Vesey Thomson, RN (retired) Lt.Cdr. Alexander Douglas Colin Inglis, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Black Swan (L 57 / U 57)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Capt. Albert Lawrence Poland, DSC, RN | 15 Sep 1939 | ??? | |
| 2 | Cdr. Thomas Arthur Charles Pakenham, RN | 26 Apr 1941 | 5 Mar 1943 | |
| 3 | Rodney Charles Vesey Thomson, RN (retired) | 5 Mar 1943 | 26 Mar 1945 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Alexander Douglas Colin Inglis, RN | 26 Mar 1945 | Oct 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Black Swan include:
23 Oct 1942
The British merchant Empire Star is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-615 north of the Azores in position 48º14'N, 26º22'W. The British sloop HMS Black Swan (Cdr. T.A.C. Pakenham, RN) later picks up 61 survivors.
2 Apr 1943
The German submarine U-124 was sunk west of Oporto, in position 41º02'N, 15º39'W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Stonecrop (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Smythe, RNR) and the British sloop HMS Black Swan (Lt.Cdr. R.C.V. Thomson, RN). (see map)