| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Modified Black Swan |
| Pennant | U 05 |
| Built by | William Denny & Brothers (Dumbarton, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 9 Jan 1941 |
| Laid down | 6 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 24 Sep 1942 |
| Commissioned | 29 Mar 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | 40.06N, 19.48W (See a map) |
| History | At 15.24 hours on 18 November 1943 HMS Chanticleer (Lt.Cdr. Robert Henry Bristowe, DSO, RN) was struck by a Gnat from the German submarine U-515 east of the Azores in position 40º06'N, 19º48'W near the combined convoys MKS-30 and SL-139. The sloop was towed to the Azores, where she was declared a total loss. She was renamed Lusitania on 31 December 1943. The ship was hulked and used as store ship until 1946 and then scrapped. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Chanticleer |
Commands listed for HMS Chanticleer (U 05)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Henry Bristowe, DSO, RN | 12 Jan 1943 | Dec 1943 |
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