HMT Bredon
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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.
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMT Bredon |
| Ordered | 15 March 1941 |
| Builder | Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley |
| Laid down | 12 July 1941 |
| Launched | 20 November 1941 |
| Commissioned | 29 April 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk on 8 February 1943 |
| Notes | Pennant number: T223 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Hill-class naval trawler |
| Displacement | 750 tonnes (1,005 tonnes deep) |
| Length | 155 ft (47 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion | One 1-SE Cylindrical Boiler |
| Complement | 37 |
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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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