HMS Kite (U87) was a Modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy, once commanded by the famous U-boat hunter Captain Frederic John Walker. She was one of several ships of that class that took part in the famous "six in one trip" in 1944 (in which six U …

HMS Kite (1871) was an iron Ant-class screw gunboat launched in 1871 and sold in 1920, becoming a dredger. HMS Kite (U87) was a Modified Black Swan -class sloop launched in 1942 and sunk by a German U-boat in 1944.

At 06.40 hours on 21 August, HMS Kite (Lt.Cdr. Andrew Neil Gillespie Campbell, RN) had slowed down to 6 knots to clear her foxers, which had become twisted around one another. At this vulnerable moment, U-344 fired a spread of three FAT torpedoes at the sloop, misidentified as Dido-class light cruiser by Pietsch.

This is a listing of people associated with this ship. We also have a detailed page on the British Sloop HMS Kite (U 87). You can click on any of the names for possible additional information. 226 persons found. Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats.

2009年7月23日 · HMS Kite arrived on the military scene at the height of World War Two naval tensions, and on 9th April 1943 she became a founder member of the 2nd Escort Group, tasked with protecting Allied convoys from the perpetual threat of enemy U-Boats and aircraft.

At 06.04 hours on 21 August, HMS Kite (U 87) (LtCdr A.N.G. Campbell, RN) had slowed down to 6 knots to clear her foxers, which had become twisted around one another. At this vulnerable moment, U-344 fired a spread of three FAT torpedoes at the sloop, misidentified as Dido-class light cruiser by Pietsch.

HMS Kite (U87) was a Modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy, commanded by Lt Cmdr Segram RN and once commanded by the famous U-boat hunter Captain Frederic John Walker. She was one of several ships of that class that took part in the famous "six in one trip" in 1944 (in which six...

HMS KITE (U 87) - Modified Black Swan-class Sloop including Convoy Escort Movements

HMS Kite (U87) was a Modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy, once commanded by the famous U-boat hunter Captain Frederic John Walker. She was one of several ships of that class that took part in the famous "six in one trip" in 1944.

从法国基地起飞的德军轰炸机于1943年下半年便开始在比斯开湾大规模使用Hs293制导炸弹，该年8月英国轻型护卫舰“白鹭”号(HMS Egret U75)被Hs293击沉，成为世界上第一艘被空射制导武器击沉的舰艇。