HMS Bittern

HMS Bittern was a Bittern-class sloop of the Royal Navy. Although the last to be completed she was the name ship of her class, replacing an earlier Bittern which had been re-named before launch. Bittern was laid down on 27 August 1936 by J. Samuel White, of Cowes, Isle of Wight, launched on 14 July 1937 and completed on 15 March 1938.

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1938 Wikimedia, Wikidata
L07
speed 18.75 knot,
Bittern-class sloop-of-war, shipwreck, sloop-of-war, J. Samuel White, Royal Navy, United Kingdom,

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1938-03-15T00:00:00Z

1938 HMS Bittern

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1940-04-09T00:00:00Z

Norwegian Campaign

1937-07-14T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1938-03-15T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1936-08-27T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1940-04-01T00:00:00Z

1940-05-01T00:00:00Z

1940 Namsos Campaign

1940-04-20T00:00:00Z

1940 Bombinga av Namsos

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The Royal Navy during the Second World War N65

HMS Bittern ablaze

Boatnamsos

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1940	Namsos Campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Bombinga av Namsos	airstrike	Wikidata
link	page		naval-history.net page^@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page^@		Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1938	HMS Bittern	sloop-of-war, shipwreck, Bittern-class sloop-of-war	Wikidata
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War N65		Commons
commons	image		HMS Bittern ablaze		Commons
commons	image		Boatnamsos		Commons

HMS Bittern

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