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HMT Bredon (T223)

Coordinates: 29°49′N 14°5′W / 29.817°N 14.083°W / 29.817; -14.083
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History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMT Bredon
Ordered15 March 1941
BuilderCook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley
Laid down12 July 1941
Launched20 November 1941
Commissioned29 April 1942
FateSunk on 8 February 1943
NotesPennant number: T223
General characteristics
Displacement750 tonnes (1,005 tonnes deep)
Length155 ft (47 m)
Draught12 ft (3.7 m)
PropulsionOne 1-SE Cylindrical Boiler
Complement37
Armament

His Majesty's Trawler Bredon (Pennant Number T223) was a Hill class naval trawler that served as an anti-submarine escort trawler during the Second World War.

She was sunk by U-521 on 8 February 1943 while off the Canary Islands. Only 2 members of her crew complement of 43 survived.

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29°49′N 14°5′W / 29.817°N 14.083°W / 29.817; -14.083