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HMCS Brandon (K 149)

Corvette of the Flower class

NavyThe Royal Canadian Navy
TypeCorvette
ClassFlower 
PennantK 149 
Built byDavie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co. Ltd. (Lauzon, Quebec, Canada) 
Ordered22 Jan, 1940 
Laid down10 Oct, 1940 
Launched29 Apr, 1941 
Commissioned22 Jul, 1941 
End service22 Jun, 1945 
Loss position
 
HistoryFo'c's'le extended at the New York Navy Yard (New York, New York, U.S.A.) on 4 March 1944.

Decommissioned on 22 June 1945.
Sold on 5 October 1945. 


Noteable events involving Brandon include:

28 Jul, 1942
HMCS Brandon (Lt. J.C. Littler, RCNR) picks up 45 men of the British merchant Broompark that was torpedoed and damaged on 25 July 1942 by the German submarine U-552 east of Newfoundland, Canada in position 49º02'N, 40º26'W.

The Broompark finally sank at 0600 hours on 28 July 1942 while under tow of the USN tug USS Cherokee in position 47º41'N, 51º50'W. (see map)


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