HMS Enchantress

HMS Enchantress (L56) was a Bittern-class sloop, built for the British Royal Navy. She was the lead ship of her class, being laid down as Bittern, but renamed as Enchantress before being launched by Lady Jean Alice Elaine Cochrane. She was active during the Second World War, serving mainly as a convoy escort, and was a successful anti-submarine warfare vessel, being credited with the destruction of an Italian submarine in 1942.

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1934-03-09T00:00:00Z

1934-03-09T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1935-04-08T00:00:00Z

1935-04-08T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1934-10-21T00:00:00Z

1934-10-21T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

HMS Enchantress FL11392

HMS Enchantress 1945 IWM FL 11392

Century old plane tree avenue in the KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		naval-history.net page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Enchantress FL11392		Commons
commons	image		HMS Enchantress 1945 IWM FL 11392		Commons
commons	image		Century old plane tree avenue in the KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden		Commons