Allied Warships
HMS Starling (U 66)
Sloop of the Modified Black Swan class
HMS Starling during the Second World War
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Modified Black Swan |
| Pennant | U 66 |
| Built by | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 21 Oct 1941 |
| Launched | 14 Oct 1942 |
| Commissioned | 1 Apr 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Commanding Officers: Lt. John Seymour Filleul, DSC and Bar, RN Cdr. Norman Winder Duck, DSC, RNR Cdr. George William Emil Castens, DSO, RN Cdr. William Cole, RD, RNR Lt. Cedric Charles Fielding Scarlett, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Starling (U 66)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Frederick John Walker, DSO, RN | 21 Mar 1943 | 7 Jul 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Norman Winder Duck, RD, DSC, RNR | 8 Jul 1944 | Aug 1944 |
| 3 | Cdr. (retired) George William Emil Castens, DSO, RN | Aug 1944 | Nov 1944 |
| 4 | William Cole, RNR | Nov 1944 | Feb 1945 |
| 5 | Cedric Charles Fielding Scarlett, RN | Feb 1945 | 8 Feb 1946 |
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Noteable events involving Starling include:
2 Jun 1943
The German submarine U-202 was sunk at 0030hrs on 2 June 1943 south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 56º12'N, 39º52'W, by depth charges and gunfire from the British sloop HMS Starling (Capt. F.W. Walker, DSO and Bar, RN). (see map)
24 Jun 1943
The German submarine U-119 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 44º59'N, 12º24'W by ramming and depth charges from the British sloop HMS Starling (Capt. F.W. Walker, DSO and Bar, RN). (see map)
6 Nov 1943
The German submarine U-226 was sunk at 0700hrs on 6 November 1943 in the North Atlantic east of Newfoundland, in position 44º49'N, 41º13'W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Starling (Capt. F.W. Walker, CB, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Woodcock (Lt.Cdr. C. Gwinner, DSO, RN) and HMS Kite (Lt.Cdr. W.F.R. Segrave, DSC, RN). (see map)
6 Nov 1943
The German submarine U-842 was sunk at 1400hrs on 6 November 1943 in the western North Atlantic, in position 43º42'N, 42º08'W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Starling (Capt. F.W. Walker, CB, DSO and Bar, RN) and HMS Wild Goose (Lt.Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, DSC, RN). (see map)
31 Jan 1944
The German submarine U-592 was sunk at 1000hrs on 31 January 1944 in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 50º20'N, 17º29'W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Starling (Capt. F.W. Walker, CB, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Wild Goose (Lt.Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, DSC, RN) and HMS Magpie (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Abram, RN). (see map)
9 Feb 1944
The German submarine U-734 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 49º43'N, 16º23'W by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Wild Goose (Lt.Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, DSC, RN) and HMS Starling (Capt. F.W. Walker, CB, DSO and Bar, RN). (see map)
9 Feb 1944
The German submarine U-238 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 49º45'N, 16º07'W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Kite (Lt.Cdr. A.N.G. Campbell, RN), HMS Magpie (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Abram, RN) and HMS Starling (Capt. F.W. Walker, CB, DSO and Bar, RN). (see map)
19 Feb 1944
The German submarine U-264 was sunk at 1707hrs on 19 February 1944 in the North Atlantic, in position 48º31'N, 22º05'W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Woodpecker (Cdr. H.L. Pryse, RNR) and HMS Starling (Capt. F.W. Walker, CB, DSO and Bar, RN). (see map)
15 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-653 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 53º46'N, 24º35'W, by depth charges from a Swordfish aircraft of the British escort carrier HMS Vindex (Capt. H.T.T. Bayliss, RN), and by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Starling (Capt. F.J. Walker, CB, DSO and 2 Bars, RN) and HMS Wild Goose (Lt.Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, DSC and Bar, RN). (see map)
29 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-961 was sunk east of Iceland, in position 64º31'N, 03º19'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Starling (Capt. F.W. Walker, CB, DSO and 2 Bars, RN). (see map)
6 May 1944
The German submarine U-473 was sunk at 0200 hrs in the North Atlantic west south-west of Ireland, in position 49º29'N, 21º22'W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Starling (Capt. F.J. Walker, CB, DSO and 2 Bars, RN), HMS Wren (Lt.Cdr. S.R.J. Woods, RNR) and HMS Wild Goose (Lt.Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, DSC and Bar, RN). (see map)
31 Jul 1944
The German submarine U-333 was sunk in the North Atlantic west of the Scilly Isles, in position 49º39'N, 07º28'W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Starling (Cdr. N.W. Duck, DSC, RNR) and the British frigate HMS Loch Killin (Lt.Cdr. S. Darling, RANVR). (see map)
11 Aug 1944
The German submarine U-385 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of La Rochelle, in position 46º16'N, 02º45'W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Starling (Cdr. N.W. Duck, DSC, RNR) and depth charges from an Australian Sunderland aircraft (RAAF Sqdn. 461/P). (see map)