HMS Egret (L75)
 HMS Egret (L75) was a sloop of the British Royal Navy the lead ship of her class. She was built by J. Samuel White at Cowes Isle of Wight and was launched on 31 May 1938.Egret was the first ship ever to be sunk by a guided missile. The Germans had used the Henschel Hs 293 glider bomb for the first time on 25 August 1943 against the 40th Support Group in the Bay of Biscay. Landguard was slightly damaged by a near miss.