HMS Wren

Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Wren" after the bird.

*"Wren", a V and W class destroyer launched at Yarrow in 1919 and sunk by aircraft off Aldeburgh on 27 July 1940.

*"Wren", a Modified Black Swan class sloop launched on 11 August 1942 and, as part of Captain Frederic Walker's Second Escort Group, assisted in the sinking of several U-boats. Broken up in 1956.

References

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*cite web | url = http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3921.html | title = HMS "Wren" (ii) (U 28) |work = Uboat.net | accessdate= 2006-12-17
*cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/63/a5024963.shtml | title = WW2 People's War: Walkers Own — HMS "Wren" | work = WW2 People's War (BBC website) | accessdate= 2006-12-17