| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Escort destroyer |
| Class | Hunt (Type III) |
| Pennant | L 47 |
| Built by | Hawthorn Leslie & Co. (Hebburn-on-Tyne, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 28 Jul 1940 |
| Laid down | 22 Feb 1941 |
| Launched | 15 Jan 1942 |
| Commissioned | 23 Aug 1942 |
| Lost | 11 Dec 1942 |
| Loss position | 35.55N, 01.50W (See a map) |
| History | HMS Blean (Lt. Norman John Parker, RN) was sunk about 60 nautical miles west of Oran, Algeria in position 35º55'N, 01º50'W by a torpedo from the German submarine U-443. 89 members of her crew went down with the ship. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Blean |
Commands listed for HMS Blean (L 47)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Norman John Parker, RN | 20 Jul 1942 | 11 Dec 1942 |
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