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
Name1933–1941: Redwing
Ordered12 May 1933
BuilderJ. Samuel White & Company
Yard number1753
Laid downJune 1933
Launched19 October 1933
Commissioned1934
Decommissionedunknown
IdentificationPennant number: T36,[1]
General characteristics
Class and typesubmarine tender, torpedo recovery vessel
Displacement225t
Length112 ft 3.21 in (34.2 m)
Beam25 ft 7.08 in (7.8 m)
Draught7 ft 10.48 in (2.4 m)
Installed power250 IHP
Propulsion
Speed9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph)
Complement12
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  1. ^ Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II. Random House. 1989. pp. New York. ISBN 0-517-67963-9.
  2. ^ "HMS ELFIN website in Dutch".