| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 50 |
| Mod | Diesel engined |
| Built by | William Denny & Brothers (Dumbarton, Scotland) : Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Govan, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 6 Jul 1939 |
| Laid down | 11 Sep 1939 |
| Launched | 29 Feb 1940 |
| Commissioned | 28 Nov 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | HMS Bridport is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List. Sold in 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Bridport (J 50)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Ian Walter Douglas MacDougall, RNVR | 4 Nov 1940 | 26 Aug 1941 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Ronald Winston Davies, RN | 26 Aug 1941 | 29 Aug 1941 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Frank Joseph George Hewitt, RN | 29 Aug 1941 | 31 Mar 1942 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Frederick George Rogers, RD, RNR | 31 Mar 1942 | mid/late44 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Paul Herman Bech, RNR | mid/late44 | mid/late45 |
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Notable events involving Bridport include:
26 Apr 1945
HMS Volatile (Lt. F.R. Lawrence, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Cape Comorin (T/Lt. M.E.F. Corley, RNVR), HMS Bridport (T/Lt. P.H. Bech, RNR), HMS Rother (T/A/Lt.Cdr. B.H.C. Rodgers, RNVR) and HMCS Matane (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F.J. Jones, RCNVR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/20331
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.