HMS Bronington (M1115) facts for kids
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HMS Bronington laid up at Gilbrook Basin, West Float, Birkenhead
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| Name | HMS Bronington |
| Namesake | Bronington, Wales |
| Builder | Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley |
| Laid down | 30 May 1951 |
| Launched | 19 March 1953 |
| Commissioned | 4 June 1954 |
| Decommissioned | 30 June 1988 |
| Identification | Pennant number: M1115 |
| Fate | Sunk at her moorings in March 2016. Later raised and scrapped. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ton-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 440 long tons (450 t) |
| Length | 153 ft (46.6 m) |
| Beam | 28.9 ft (8.8 m) |
| Draught | 8.2 ft (2.5 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Paxman Deltic 18A-7A diesel engines at 3,000 bhp (2,200 kW) |
| Speed | Cruise 13 knots (24 km/h) on one engine. Max 16 knots (30 km/h) on both |
| Range | 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 32 |
| Armament | 1 x Bofors 40 mm gun |
HMS Bronington was a Ton-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 March 1953. This mahogany-hulled minesweeper was one of the last of the "wooden walls" (wooden-hulled naval vessels).
Originally commissioned as HMS Humber on 4 June 1954, the vessel was renamed Bronington in 1959. The vessel was converted into a minehunter at Rosyth Dockyard between 1963 and 1965, and was commissioned to, initially the 5th Minesweeper Squadron, and the 1st Mine Countermeasures Squadron on 5 January 1967.
After being decommissioned from service, the ship was purchased in January 1989 by the Bronington Trust, a registered charity whose patron, Charles, Prince of Wales, commanded this vessel between 9 February and 15 December 1976.
For some time, the ship was berthed in the Manchester Ship Canal at Trafford Park, Greater Manchester, England. On 11 July 2002, she became part of the collection of the Warship Preservation Trust and was moored at Birkenhead, Merseyside. After the closure of the Warship Preservation Trust, she remained in storage, formerly alongside the Rothesay-class frigate HMS Plymouth, at Vittoria Dock, Birkenhead, and latterly in the West Float of Birkenhead Docks.
On 17 March 2016, HMS Bronington sank at her moorings. She was raised and scrapped.
