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History
HMS BreretonUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Brereton
Launched14 May 1953
Commissioned9 July 1954
RenamedHMS St David between 1954 and November 1961
IdentificationPennant number M1113
FateBroken up in 1992
General characteristics
Class and typeTon-class minehunter
Displacement440 tons
Length152 ft (46.3 m)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught8 ft (2.4 m)
PropulsionOriginally Mirrlees diesel, later Napier Deltic, producing 3,000 shp (2,200 kW) on each of two shafts
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Armament
  • 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun
  • 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
  • 1 × M2 Browning machine gun

HMS Brereton (M1113)[1] was a Ton-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. Brereton was built by the Lowestoft shipbuilder Richard Ironworks, and was launched in 1953 and entered service in 1954.

  1. ^ Sometimes misnumbered M1112 which was HMS Boulston, e.g. in Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk

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