Allied Warships
HMS Stork (L 81 / U 81)
Sloop of the Bittern class

HMS Stork as seen during the Second World War.
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Bittern |
| Pennant | L 81 / U 81 |
| Built by | William Denny & Brothers (Dumbarton, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 19 Jun, 1935 |
| Launched | 21 Apr, 1936 |
| Commissioned | 10 Sep, 1936 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped in June 1958. Commanding Officers: Cdr. Alfred Charles Behague, RN Lt. Gordon Thomas Seccombe Gray, DSC, RN Cdr. Frederic John Walker, RN Cdr. Godfrey Noel Brewer, RN HMS Stork in Dockyard Control Cdr. George William Emil Castens, RN (retired) Lt.Cdr. Donald Emberton Mansfield, RN Hit by U-boat |
| Noteable events involving Stork include: 27 Sep, 1941 17 Dec, 1941 19 Dec, 1941 HMS Stork also picks up 14 survivors from the British merchant Ruckinge that was torpedoed and damaged, finally sunk by gunfire from the British covette HMS Samphire (Lt.Cdr. F.T. Renny, RNR), by the German submarine U-108 west of Lisbon, Portugal in position 38º20'N, 17º15'W. (see map) 14 Apr, 1942 30 Aug, 1943 |
