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HMS Brocklesby

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Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Brocklesby after the Brocklesby hunt:

  • The first, HMS Brocklesby (1916), commissioned in 1916, was an ex-coaster taken up from trade. She served in World War I and was paid off in 1917.
  • The second, HMS Brocklesby (L42), launched in 1940, was a Hunt-class destroyer that served in World War II.
  • The third, HMS Brocklesby (M33), launched in 1982, is a Hunt-class minesweeper.

    • Battle honours

  • Dieppe 1942
  • English Channel 1942-43
  • Atlantic 1943
  • Sicily 1943
  • Salerno 1943
  • Adriatic 1944
  • Al Faw 2003

    • References

    HMS Brocklesby Wikipedia
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