Allied Warships

HMS Brazen (H 80)

Destroyer of the B class

HMS Brazen sinking

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	B
Pennant	H 80
Built by	Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd (Jarrow-on-Tyne, U.K.)
Ordered	22 Mar 1929
Laid down	22 Jul 1929
Launched	25 Jul 1930
Commissioned	8 Apr 1931
Lost	20 Jul 1940
Loss position	51° 01'N, 1° 17'E

History	HMS 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.

Commands listed for HMS Brazen (H 80)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. Robert Henry Mills, RN	Apr 1939	1 Nov 1939
2	Lt.Cdr. Roger Caton Beckett, RN	1 Nov 1939	12 Feb 1940
3	Lt.Cdr. Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, RN	12 Feb 1940	20 Jul 1940

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Notable events involving Brazen include:

22 Sep 1939
HMS Thistle (Cdr. R.W. Stirling-Hamilton, RN) departed from Portsmouth for Dover where she arrived later the same day. She is escorted by HMS Skate (Lt.Cdr. A.O. Johnson, RN). Later HMS Brazen (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Mills, RN) took over from HMS Skate as escort. (1)

15 Apr 1940
German U-boat U-49 was sunk near Narvik, Norway in position 68°53'N, 16°59'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).

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. (2)