FURNESS SHIPBUILDING COMPANY LTD., HAVERTON HILL

Name ERNE U.03
Type 'Black Swan' class escort sloop
Yard Number 317
Launched 05/08/1940
Completed 04/1941
Off. Number  
Engine builder Richardson Westgarth, West Hartlepool
Engine type Geared turbines, twin screw, 3600shp
GRT 1250 tons displacement
Length (feet) 299.6
Beam (feet) 37.5
First owner Royal Navy
   
History 1952 to R.N.V.R as WESSEX, training ship on the Solent
   
Fate 1965 broken up at Antwerp.

ERNE as WESSEX

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