page_title: Grimsby-class sloop
hierarchical_section_title: Grimsby-class sloop
context_page_description: The Grimsby-class sloops were a class of 13 sloops-of-war laid down between 1933 and 1940. Of these eight were built in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy, four in Australia for the Royal Australian Navy and one for the Royal Indian Navy. Main armament was initially two 4.7-inch guns for RN ships and three 4-inch for Australian ships, but armament varied considerably between ships, and was increased later.
  Losses during World War II were Grimsby, Indus, Yarra, and Parramatta. Some survivors of this class served into the 1960s. One ship, Wellington, is preserved as the headquarters of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners.
context_section_description: The Grimsby-class sloops were a class of 13 sloops-of-war laid down between 1933 and 1940. Of these eight were built in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy, four in Australia for the Royal Australian Navy and one for the Royal Indian Navy. Main armament was initially two 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns for RN ships and three 4-inch (100 mm) for Australian ships, but armament varied considerably between ships, and was increased later.
  Losses during World War II were Grimsby, Indus, Yarra, and Parramatta. Some survivors of this class served into the 1960s. One ship, Wellington, is preserved as the headquarters of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners.
caption: HMAS Swan in 1945
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