HMS Auckland (L61)
Auckland in January 1939 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Auckland |
| Builder | Denny of Dumbarton, Scotland |
| Laid down | 16 June 1937 |
| Launched | 30 June 1938 |
| Commissioned | 16 November 1938 |
| Identification | Pennant number: L61 |
| Fate | Sunk 24 June 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Egret-class sloop |
| Displacement | 1,200 tons |
| Length | 276 ft (84 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 19.25 knots (35.65 km/h; 22.15 mph) |
| Complement | 188 |
| Armament |
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HMS Auckland (L61) was an Egret-class sloop built for the British Royal Navy. She was active during the Second World War and was employed as a convoy escort and anti-submarine warfare vessel. Auckland was sunk in an air attack in the eastern Mediterranean in June 1941.