HMS Bridport (J50)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Bridport.

HMS Bangor, sister ship of Bridport
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Bridport
Ordered6 July 1939
BuilderHarland & Wolff, Govan
Laid down11 September 1939
Launched29 February 1940
Commissioned28 November 1940
RenamedHMRAFV Bridport
FateScrapped, 1959
General characteristics (as built)
Class & typeBangor-class minesweeper
Displacement605 long tons (615 t)
Length174 ft (53.0 m) (o/a)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught8 ft 3 in (2.5 m)
Installed power2,000 bhp (1,500 kW)
Propulsion2 shafts; diesel engine
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement60
Armament

HMS Bridport was a diesel-powered Bangor-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Completed in 1940, she participated in the Normandy landings and the Bombardment of Cherbourg in June 1944.

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