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Allied Warships

HMS Brazen (H 80)

Destroyer of the B class


HMS Brazen sinking

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassB 
PennantH 80 
Built byPalmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd (Jarrow-on-Tyne, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down22 Jul, 1929 
Launched25 Jul, 1930 
Commissioned8 Apr, 1931 
Lost20 Jul, 1940 
Loss position51.01N, 01.17E (See a map)
 
HistoryHMS Brazen (Lt.Cdr. Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, RN) was sunk off Dover by German aircraft on 20 July 1940.
The wreck lies in 30 meters of water in position 51º01'05"N, 01º17'15"E.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Robert Henry Mills, RN
April 1939 – 1 November 1939

Lt.Cdr. R.C. Beckett, RN
1 November 1939 – 12 February 1940

Lt.Cdr. Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, RN
12 February 1940 - 20 July 1940 


Noteable events involving Brazen include:

15 Apr, 1940
The German submarine U-49 was sunk near Narvik, Norway in position 68º53'N, 16º59'E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Fearless (Cdr. K.L. Harkness, RN) and HMS Brazen (Lt.Cdr. Sir M. Culme-Seymour, RN). (see map)

22 Jul, 1940
Loss of the ship reported. She was sunk while returning under tow, to port, after being attacked by enemy aircraft. Three planes were reported shot down. All the ship's crew were saved.


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