HMS Redwing (1933)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Redwing.

HMS Redwing (pennant number T36) was a torpedo recovery vessel built for the Royal Navy. She was built by J. Samuel White & Company, East Cowes, Isle of Wight and was launched on 29 October 1933. She was builder's number 1753. She was the sister ship of HMS Elfin, yard nr 1754. She was a tender to the torpedo school HMS Defiance in Devonport.^[2]

History
United Kingdom
Name	1933–1941: Redwing
Ordered	12 May 1933
Builder	J. Samuel White & Company
Yard number	1753
Laid down	June 1933
Launched	19 October 1933
Commissioned	1934
Decommissioned	unknown
Identification	Pennant number: T36,[1]
General characteristics
Class & type	submarine tender, torpedo recovery vessel
Displacement	225t
Length	112 ft 3.21 in (34.2 m)
Beam	25 ft 7.08 in (7.8 m)
Draught	7 ft 10.48 in (2.4 m)
Installed power	250 IHP
Propulsion	2 sets of reciprocating compound steam engines 1 cylindrical Scotch boiler
Speed	9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph)
Complement	12
Notes	Torpedo load: 8x Mark VIII tender to HMS Defiance