Allied Warships

HMS Lapwing (U 62)

Sloop of the Modified Black Swan class

Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-9971

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Sloop
Class	Modified Black Swan
Pennant	U 62
Built by	Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland)
Ordered	27 Mar 1941
Laid down	17 Dec 1941
Launched	16 Jul 1943
Commissioned	21 Mar 1944
Lost	20 Mar 1945
Loss position	69° 26'N, 33° 44'E

History	HMS Lapwing (Cdr.(retired) Edward Campbell Hulton, RN,) was torpedoed and sunk off Northern Russia north of Murmansk in position 69º26'N, 33º44'E. 61 survivors, 158 men died. In the afternoon on 20 March 1945, U-968 attacked the convoy JW-65 and reported a destroyer and a Liberty sunk and another Liberty ship torpedoed. In fact, the sloop HMS Lapwing of the 7th Escort Group and the Liberty ship Thomas Donaldson were sunk. HMS Lapwing was hit amidships at 13:25 and sank 20 minutes later. Hit by U-boat Sunk on 20 Mar 1945 by U-968 (Westphalen).
U-boat Attack	See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Lapwing

Commands listed for HMS Lapwing (U 62)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Cdr. (retired) Edward Campbell Hulton, RN	25 Feb 1944	20 Mar 1945

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Notable events involving Lapwing include:

19 Apr 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Lapwing (Cdr.(Retd.) E.C. Hulton, RN), HMS Monnow (Cdr. E.G. Skinner, DSC, RD, RCNR) and HMS Knaresborough Castle (Lt. J.R. Freeman, RNR). (1)

20 Apr 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Knaresborough Castle (Lt. J.R. Freeman, RNR), HMS Monnow (Cdr. E.G. Skinner, DSC, RD, RCNR), HMCS Teme (T/Lt.Cdr. D.G. Jeffrey, DSO, RCNR) and HMS Lapwing (Cdr.(Retd.) E.C. Hulton, RN). (1)

24 Nov 1944
HMS H 50 (Lt. W.T.J. Fox, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Lapwing (Cdr.(Retd.) E.C. Hulton, RN) and HMS Rhododendron (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H. Vernon, RNR). (2)