She was a sloop of the Black Swan-class, laid down on 31 October 1941 to the pennant number of U29 at the famed yards of Yarrow Shipbuilders, Scotstoun, Glasgow.

The Mayor of Sefton, Cllr Richard Hands, said: "HMS Whimbrel forms a unique part of both our social and maritime history and I fully support the campaign to bring her back to Liverpool".

[6] HMS Whimbrel (U29), a Black Swan-class sloop built by Yarrow Shipbuilders in Glasgow, holds significant historical and cultural value as the only remaining Royal Navy warship to have been present at the Surrender of Japan in Tokyo Bay during World War II.

HMS Whimbrel is currently in dry dock in Egypt, where efforts to preserve the ship as a naval heritage monument have faced significant challenges.

As one of the last surviving Royal Navy ships from World War II that is not yet preserved as a museum, advocates stress the importance of saving HMS Whimbrel.