Allied Warships

HMS Bramble (i) (J 11)

Minesweeper of the Halcyon class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassHalcyon 
PennantJ 11 
Built byDevonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K.) : Barclay Curle 
Ordered 
Laid down22 Nov 1937 
Launched12 Jul 1938 
Commissioned22 Jun 1939 
Lost31 Dec 1942 
Loss position
 
History

HMS Bramble (Cdr. Henry Thew Rust, DSO, RN) was sunk by the German destroyer Friedrich Eckoldt in the Barents Sea on 31 December 1942 while escorting convoy JW-51B to Russia. 121 men drowned onboard her.

Commanding Officers:
Capt. Robert Oliver Fitzroy, RN
14 April 1938 – 26 March 1940

Capt. Markham Henry Evelegh, RN
26 March 1940 – 22 July 1941

Capt. John Harvey Forbes Crombie, RN
22 July 1941 – 16 November 1942
DSO awarded on 26 May 1942

Cdr. Henry Thew Rust, DSO, RN
16 November 1942 – 31 December 1942+ 

Commands listed for HMS Bramble (i) (J 11)

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CommanderFromTo
1Capt. Robert Oliver Fitzroy, RN14 Apr 193826 Mar 1940
2Capt. Markham Henry Evelegh, RN26 Mar 194022 Jul 1941
3Capt. John Harvey Forbes Crombie, RN22 Jul 194116 Nov 1942
4Cdr. Henry Thew Rust, DSO, RN16 Nov 194231 Dec 1942 (+)

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