HMS Bramble
Sunk
| Type | Sloop |
|---|---|
| Class | Halcyon |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 2 × QF 4-inch Mk.V (L/45 102 mm) guns, single mounts HA Mk.III |
Halcyon-class minesweeper. Sent to look for stragglers from convoy JW 51B, she met Admiral Hipper and her destroyers on 31 December 1942 and was sunk with all hands.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As completed
- 2 × QF 4-inch Mk.V (L/45 102 mm) guns, single mounts HA Mk.III
- 4 × .5-inch Mk.III (12.7 mm) Vickers machine guns, quad mount HA Mk.I
- 4 × .303-inch (7.7 mm) Lewis machine-guns
- 4 × depth charge throwers
- 2 × depth charge rails
| Builder | HM Dockyard, Devonport |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 22 November 1937 |
| Launched | 12 July 1938 |
| Commissioned | 22 June 1939 |
| Displacement | 875 long tons (889 t) standard 1,350 long tons (1,372 t) full load |
| Length | 245 ft 9 in (74.90 m) o/a |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Complement | 121 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
12 July 1938
31 December 1942
Lost with all hands