Sloop of the Modified Black Swan class
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Modified Black Swan |
| Pennant | U 23 |
| Built by | William Denny & Brothers (Dumbarton, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 13 Jun, 1941 |
| Launched | 9 Nov, 1942 |
| Commissioned | 10 May, 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
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| History | Scrapped in 1965.
Commanding Officer:
Lt.Cdr. Ralph Grosvenor Jenkins, RN
25 March 1943 - still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List
DSC awarded on 17 October 1944 |
| Noteable events involving Crane include: 21 Nov, 1943
The German submarine U-538 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 45º40'N, 19º35'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Foley (Lt.Cdr. D.E. Mansfield, RN) and the British sloop HMS Crane (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Jenkins, RN). (see map) 8 Apr, 1944
The German submarine U-962 was sunk in north Atlantic north-west of Cape Finisterre, in position 45º43'N, 19º57'W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Crane (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Jenkins, RN)
and HMS Cygnet (Cdr. D.M. MacLean, RN). (see map) |
