HMS Brereton
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Brereton |
| Launched | 14 May 1953 |
| Commissioned | 9 July 1954 |
| Renamed | HMS St David between 1954 and November 1961 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1992 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass2- |
| Displacement | 440 tons |
| Length | 152 ft (46.3 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Originally Mirrlees diesel, later Napier Deltic, producing 3,000 shp (2,200 kW) on each of two shafts |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Armament | |
HMS Brereton (M1113)[1] was a Template:Sclass2- of the Royal Navy. Brereton was built by the Lowestoft shipbuilder Richard Ironworks, and was launched in 1953 and entered service in 1954.
Construction and design
Brereton was ordered on 9 September 1950 and was originally to be named Red Beetle,[2] was laid down at Richard Ironworks' Lowestoft yard on 25 September 1951.[3][4] The ship was renamed Brereton in March 1952.[5] Brereton was launched on 14 March 1953[6] and commissioned on 9 July 1954.[3][4]
She was 152 feet (46.33 m) long overall and 140 feet (42.67 m) between perpendiculars, with a beam of 28 feet 9 inches (8.76 m) and a draught of 8 feet 3 inches (2.51 m). Displacement was 360 long tons (370 t) normal and 425 long tons (432 t) deep load.[6] Hodgeston was initially powered by a pair of 12-cylinder Mirrlees diesel engines, driving two shafts and giving a total of 2,500 shaft horsepower (1,900 kW), giving the ship a speed of 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h).[7] 45 tons of fuel were carried, giving a range of 3,000 nautical miles (3,500 mi; 5,600 km) at 8 knots (9.2 mph; 15 km/h).[6][7]
Armament consisted of a single Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun forward and two Oerlikon 20 mm cannon aft.[6][7] Minesweeping equipment included wire sweeps for sweeping moored contact mines and acoustic or magnetic sweeps for dealing with influence mines.[8] The ship had a crew of 27 in peacetime and 39 in wartime.[7]
Service
Brereton joined the South Wales division of the Royal Navy Reserve in September 1954 and was renamed HMS St David in May 1955.[9] She served as such until November 1961, when her name reverted to Brereton.[10] In 1965 she joined the Royal Navy's Fishery Protection Squadron.[11]
From July 1967 to December 1968 Brereton was converted to a minehunter at Portsmouth.[9][11] Her magnetic sweep gear was removed and Type 193 Sonar was fitted to detect mines which could then be destroyed by divers[5] while active rotors incorporating electric motors were fitted to aid slow speed manoeuvrability,[12] and the ship's engines replaced by two Napier Deltic diesel engines rated at 3,000 brake horsepower (2,200 kW).[9][13] Armament was changed to two Bofors guns,[12] although one was later removed.[13] She continued in service after this, spending some time with the 10th Mine Countermeasures Division of the Royal Naval Reserve, based on Merseyside.[14] She was broken up in Bruges in 1992.[15]
Notes
- ^ Sometimes misnumbered M1112 which was HMS Boulston, e.g. in Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk
- ^ Gardiner & Chumbley 1995, pp. 540–541
- ^ a b Couhat & Baker 1986, p. 201
- ^ a b Worth 1986, p. 76
- ^ a b Gardiner & Chumbley 1995, p. 541
- ^ a b c d Gardiner & Chumbley 1995, p. 539
- ^ a b c d Blackman 1962, p. 282
- ^ Brown & Moore 2012, p. 130–131
- ^ a b c "Brereton M1113". Ton Class Association. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Colledge & Warlow 2006, p. 48
- ^ a b Worth 1986, p. 84
- ^ a b Blackman 1971, p. 367
- ^ a b Moore 1979, p. 610
- ^ Beaver. Modern Royal Navy Warships. p. 87.
- ^ http://www.oldships.org.uk/SHIPS/SHIP_DETAILS/BRERETON_DETAIL.htm
References
- Beaver, Paul (1987). Modern Royal Navy Warships. Wellingborough, Northamptonshire: Patrick Stephens. ISBN 0-85059-861-3.
- Blackman, Raymond V. B. (1962). Jane's Fighting Ships 1962–63. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Brown, D. K.; Moore, George (2012). Rebuilding the Royal Navy: Warship Design Since 1945. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-150-2.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Couhat, Jean Laybayle; Baker, A. D., eds. (1986). Combat Fleets of the World 1986/87: Their Ships, Aircraft and Armament. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85368-860-5.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen, eds. (1995). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Moore, John, ed. (1979). Jane's Fighting Ships 1979–80. London: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-354-00587-1.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Worth, Jack (1984). British Warships Since 1945: Part 4: Minesweepers. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. ISBN 0-907771-12-2.
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