HMS Bredon (T 223)
British A/S trawler
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| Name | HMS Bredon (T 223) | ||
| Type: | A/S trawler (Hill) | ||
| Tonnage | 750 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 8 Feb 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-521 (Klaus Heinrich Bargsten) | ||
| Position | 29° 49'N, 14° 05'W - Grid DH 6863 | ||
| Complement | ? men (43 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | Gibr-2 | ||
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| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 07.57 hours on 8 Feb 1943, U-521 fired a torpedo spread at convoy Gibr-2 and observed two columns of fire on a tanker, which sank in two minutes. Bargsten claimed one tanker and one corvette sunk and another ship damaged. In fact, only HMS Bredon (T 223) (T/Lt J.R. Fradgley, RNVR) was hit by the spread and sank immediately off the Canary Islands. The commander, two officers and 40 ratings were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 43 people who were on board. | ||
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