The ensign was made in silk by the ladies of Ludlow when she was named and adopted by the town in 1940.

We need to raise the remaining funds needed to conserve this ensign and provide a clear display case.

Some history:

HMS Ludlow is the third ship to bear this name.  She was built as a destroyer in 1917 in the United States, as USS Stockton. For the rest of the first World War, she acted as an escort to the American Expeditionary Force and on anti-submarine duties. She was then mothballed until 1940, when she was one of 50 US destroyers exchanged with the UK for naval bases in the Caribbean. The need for convoy  escort vessels was paramount at this stage of World War 2.

Her new name was chosen as one of a number of towns that exist in both the UK & Commonwealth  and the USA.

She then worked on convoy escort duties between Rosyth (where she was based) and the Thames estuary. 

She was finally paid off in July 1945 having given valuable service in two world wars.