HMS Wren

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

HMS Wren (D88), a V and W-class destroyer launched at Yarrow in 1919 and sunk by aircraft off Aldeburgh on 27 July 1940.
HMS Wren (U28), 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

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.

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