HMT Bredon (T223)
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| Class and type: | Hill class naval trawler |
| Name: | HMT Bredon |
| Ordered: | 15 March 1941 |
| Builder: | Cook, Welton & Gemmill, Beverley |
| Laid down: | 12 July 1941 |
| Launched: | 20 November 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 29 April 1942 |
| Fate: | Sunk on 8 February 1943 |
| Notes: | Pennant number: T223 |
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| Displacement: | 750 tonnes (1,005 tonnes deep) |
| Length: | 155 ft (47 m) |
| Draught: | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | One 1-SE Cylindrical Boiler |
| Complement: | 37 |
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His Majesty's Trawler Bredon (Pennant Number T223) was a Hill class naval trawler that served as an anti-submarine escort trawler during the Second World War.
She was sunk by U-521 on 8 February 1943 while off the Canary Islands. All but 2 of her complement of 43 were lost.
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Coordinates: 29°49′N 14°5′W / 29.817°N 14.083°W
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